Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 653 · 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) Solution (b) Story (c) Situation (d) Skill
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reason
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Are you ready?”
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
9. 9.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Answer
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
13. 13.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
16. 16.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ 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) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
18. 18.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
24. 24.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a new problem (d) a clear outcome
27. 27.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
32. 32.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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
34. 34.⭐ 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
35. 35.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
36. 36.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal

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