Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 470 · 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: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Situation
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what you wished (c) what others did (d) what went wrong
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Time (d) Team
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
13. 13.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Action
16. 16.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ 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
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
25. 25.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) a clear outcome (d) an excuse
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
29. 29.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
33. 33.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ 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
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
38. 38.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result

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