Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 544 · 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: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
2. 2.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
7. 7.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
11. 11.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.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
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
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 Result part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
18. 18.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Reason
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Answer (c) Action (d) Attitude
23. 23.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) nothing
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Solution (c) Skill (d) Situation
33. 33.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
35. 35.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
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Team (d) Time
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task

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