Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 436 · 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 what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
2. 2.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
8. 8.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what others did (c) what you wished (d) what went wrong
9. 9.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Attitude
11. 11.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Task (d) Team
13. 13.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ 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
18. 18.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Story
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reason (c) Result (d) Reply
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
25. 25.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a clear outcome (c) an excuse (d) a new problem
28. 28.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
32. 32.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
34. 34.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ 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
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what changed in the end? (a) what you did (b) what changed in the end
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
39. 39.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do

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