Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 689 · 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.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
4. 4.⭐ 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
5. 5.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reason
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
9. 9.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
11. 11.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) a clear outcome (d) nothing
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Task (d) Team
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
23. 23.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Situation (c) Story (d) Skill
25. 25.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
27. 27.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
32. 32.⭐ 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) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
35. 35.⭐ 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
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
37. 37.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Answer (c) Action (d) Attitude
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do

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