Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 496 · 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 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
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
3. 3.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “What is your name?”
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
7. 7.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
10. 10.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
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
14. 14.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.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
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
17. 17.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
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 the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Reason
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
21. 21.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you did yourself (c) what you wished (d) what others did
22. 22.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Situation (c) Story (d) Skill
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Talent (d) Task
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
29. 29.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Action (c) Ability (d) Attitude
33. 33.⭐ 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
34. 34.⭐ 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
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
38. 38.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
40. 40.⭐ 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

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