Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 556 · 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.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Review
12. 12.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Talent (c) Time (d) Team
14. 14.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ 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
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
21. 21.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the steps you took? (a) what changed in the end (b) the steps you took
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
26. 26.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
29. 29.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
31. 31.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
33. 33.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
34. 34.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) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you had to do? (a) where and when (b) what you had to do
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
38. 38.⭐ 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
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
40. 40.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True

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