Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 528 · 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 “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Story (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a new problem (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
4. 4.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Result (c) Reason (d) Reply
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
9. 9.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ 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) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
16. 16.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Task (c) Time (d) Talent
19. 19.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
20. 20.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
24. 24.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ 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
31. 31.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
33. 33.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ 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
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
38. 38.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ 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
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action

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