Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 208 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
5. 5.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ 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
8. 8.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
9. 9.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a new problem (d) a clear outcome
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 Action part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Solution
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
21. 21.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⭐ 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
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Ability
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
28. 28.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what you did yourself (c) what others did (d) what went wrong
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Where do you live?”
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Result (c) Reply (d) Review
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
38. 38.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome

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