Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 153 · 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 wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Team (d) Time
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
12. 12.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ 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) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
16. 16.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ 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) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Result
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Ability
22. 22.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
25. 25.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
28. 28.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
29. 29.⭐ 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
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) Result (c) Task (d) Action
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
34. 34.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
36. 36.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did
40. 40.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

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