Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 637 · 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 the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
2. 2.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Answer
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Team (c) Time (d) Talent
11. 11.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you wished (c) what others did (d) what you did yourself
12. 12.⭐ 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) Situation (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
16. 16.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
20. 20.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
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Solution (c) Situation (d) Skill
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
24. 24.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
29. 29.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ 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
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
33. 33.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
35. 35.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
39. 39.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False

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