Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 434 · 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.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Reason (c) Result (d) Review
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you had to do? (a) where and when (b) what you had to do
9. 9.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
13. 13.⭐ 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
14. 14.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what others did
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
18. 18.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
21. 21.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Action (c) Ability (d) Attitude
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
25. 25.⭐ 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) Result (d) Action
26. 26.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “What is your name?”
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
30. 30.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Task (d) Talent
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
37. 37.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
40. 40.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False

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