Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 142 · 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 a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ 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?”
4. 4.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
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.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⭐ 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
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
18. 18.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what you did yourself (c) what went wrong (d) what others did
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you had to do? (a) where and when (b) what you had to do
20. 20.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Answer
23. 23.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Result
27. 27.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ 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) Task (c) Result (d) Action
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
33. 33.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
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 setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
37. 37.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a new problem (d) a clear outcome
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
39. 39.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal

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