Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 638 · 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) Story (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
3. 3.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Team (c) Time (d) Talent
8. 8.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
12. 12.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
13. 13.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
15. 15.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ 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
18. 18.⭐ 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
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
20. 20.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
21. 21.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⭐ 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
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
25. 25.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
28. 28.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
32. 32.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
35. 35.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
39. 39.⭐ 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
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result

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