Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 136 · 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, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Solution (c) Situation (d) Skill
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Action (c) Attitude (d) Answer
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
12. 12.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Where do you live?”
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
17. 17.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
19. 19.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
20. 20.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
21. 21.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ 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
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
26. 26.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ 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
28. 28.⭐ 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
29. 29.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished
30. 30.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
33. 33.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
40. 40.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

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