Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 501 · 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, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Review
2. 2.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
7. 7.⭐ 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
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
9. 9.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
13. 13.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) an excuse
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Time (c) Task (d) Team
20. 20.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
24. 24.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Situation
26. 26.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
28. 28.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ 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
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
32. 32.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
36. 36.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
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Where do you live?”

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