Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 666 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Are you ready?”
6. 6.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Story (c) Solution (d) Situation
10. 10.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Reply
12. 12.⭐ 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
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
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.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
22. 22.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
24. 24.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
29. 29.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a new problem (d) a clear outcome
31. 31.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
35. 35.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
40. 40.⭐ 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

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