Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 458 · 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.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Skill (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Attitude
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.⭐ 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) Action (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
10. 10.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
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.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
21. 21.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
31. 31.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Review
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
39. 39.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the steps you took? (a) what changed in the end (b) the steps you took

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