Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 558 · 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, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
4. 4.⭐ 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
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
6. 6.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
9. 9.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reply
11. 11.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ 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
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
23. 23.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Talent (d) Task
25. 25.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Solution (d) Skill
27. 27.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Action
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
32. 32.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
35. 35.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) a clear outcome (d) nothing
36. 36.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False

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