Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 606 · 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 “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Situation (c) Solution (d) Story
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
4. 4.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Answer
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ 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) Result (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
13. 13.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
22. 22.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result 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: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
27. 27.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
31. 31.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ 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…”
33. 33.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Review
37. 37.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ 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) Result (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took

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