Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 453 · 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? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
2. 2.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ 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
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
9. 9.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
13. 13.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Are you ready?”
14. 14.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a new problem
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
16. 16.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
18. 18.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ 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) Situation (d) Task
23. 23.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Talent (c) Time (d) Team
28. 28.⭐ 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
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
30. 30.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
33. 33.⭐ 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
34. 34.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
35. 35.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
40. 40.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False

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