Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 609 · 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: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
6. 6.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Answer
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
16. 16.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ 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
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reply (c) Reason (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “What is your name?”
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
25. 25.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
29. 29.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
31. 31.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
36. 36.⭐ 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) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Team (c) Time (d) Talent
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
40. 40.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False

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