Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 139 · 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: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Are you ready?”
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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) a clear outcome (c) an excuse (d) nothing
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
20. 20.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ 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
22. 22.⭐ 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) Result (c) Task (d) Action
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
24. 24.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) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ 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) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
26. 26.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Team (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Situation (d) Skill
34. 34.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result

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