Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 161 · 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 practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
4. 4.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Time (c) Team (d) Talent
7. 7.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
12. 12.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⭐ 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) Result (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what changed in the end? (a) what you did (b) what changed in the end
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
18. 18.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Ability (c) Answer (d) Action
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
21. 21.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
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.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
26. 26.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ 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
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
33. 33.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you did yourself (c) what went wrong (d) what you wished
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
38. 38.⭐ 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
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True

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