Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 588 · 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 you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ 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) Result (d) Situation
4. 4.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a clear outcome (d) a new problem
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
8. 8.⭐ 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
9. 9.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
17. 17.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
20. 20.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
24. 24.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Team (d) Time
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.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ 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) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Situation (d) Skill
34. 34.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
38. 38.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
40. 40.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what went wrong (c) what you wished (d) what others did

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