Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 524 · 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 Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what went wrong (c) what you did yourself (d) what others did
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
6. 6.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
8. 8.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
11. 11.⭐ 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
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
15. 15.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ 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
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
20. 20.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
25. 25.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Are you ready?”
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
29. 29.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
31. 31.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Team (c) Time (d) Talent
33. 33.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
36. 36.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
38. 38.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
39. 39.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result

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