Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 457 · 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 did? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reason
4. 4.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) nothing (d) a new problem
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Solution (c) Situation (d) Skill
9. 9.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
11. 11.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
13. 13.⭐ 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
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Time
18. 18.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ 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) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
24. 24.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
27. 27.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Where do you live?”
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did
30. 30.⭐ 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
31. 31.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
33. 33.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you wished (c) what you did yourself (d) what others did
34. 34.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
38. 38.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task

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