Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 616 · 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 had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
2. 2.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
7. 7.⭐ 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) Situation (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Answer
14. 14.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you wished (d) what you did yourself
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
18. 18.⭐ 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) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
19. 19.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ 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
22. 22.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “What is your name?”
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
29. 29.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
31. 31.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
33. 33.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reason
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Team (c) Task (d) Time
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task

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