Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 582 · 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 “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Reason (d) Review
5. 5.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
9. 9.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Team
12. 12.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⭐ 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
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
15. 15.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Solution (c) Skill (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
27. 27.⭐ 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
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
30. 30.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
37. 37.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ 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
40. 40.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True

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