Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 73 · 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.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you wished (d) what you did yourself
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Story (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ 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
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Answer (c) Attitude (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
14. 14.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
17. 17.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ 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
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reason
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Team (d) Time
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
29. 29.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
32. 32.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
36. 36.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
38. 38.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
40. 40.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False

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