Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 545 · 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.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) nothing (d) a new problem
2. 2.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “What is your name?”
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reason (c) Result (d) Reply
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ 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
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
10. 10.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
14. 14.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Skill (c) Story (d) Solution
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Talent (c) Task (d) Time
22. 22.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ 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
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Ability (c) Answer (d) Action
28. 28.⭐ 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
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
30. 30.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ 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
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
35. 35.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
37. 37.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
38. 38.⭐ 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
39. 39.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result

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