Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 45 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
8. 8.⭐ 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
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
10. 10.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Answer
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
13. 13.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
17. 17.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
22. 22.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
24. 24.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Story
27. 27.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
31. 31.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
33. 33.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
36. 36.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ 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
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal

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