Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 429 · 40 questions

Tip (S-T-A-R): Situation = the background (where, when). Task = your goal or responsibility. Action = what you did, step by step. Result = the outcome, with a number if you can. Spend most of the answer on the Action, and say “I”, not only “we”. Use STAR for questions that begin “Tell me about a time…” or “Give an example of…”.

1. 1.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Team (c) Talent (d) Time
8. 8.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Skill (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
21. 21.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
24. 24.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
26. 26.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
32. 32.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what others did (c) what you wished (d) what you did yourself
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the steps you took? (a) what changed in the end (b) the steps you took
36. 36.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
38. 38.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation

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