Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 146 · 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: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
11. 11.⭐ 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) Action (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
21. 21.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Situation (d) Skill
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
32. 32.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Task (d) Team
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Attitude
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
38. 38.⭐ 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) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what others did (c) what you wished (d) what went wrong

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