Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 516 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
3. 3.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
7. 7.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
9. 9.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Team (c) Time (d) Talent
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Situation (c) Story (d) Skill
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
16. 16.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
19. 19.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
26. 26.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ 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
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
29. 29.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) nothing
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
34. 34.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Review
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Answer (c) Ability (d) Action
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action

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