Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 211 · 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.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “What is your name?”
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ 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) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) a clear outcome (d) nothing
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
11. 11.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
19. 19.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
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ 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
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Talent (c) Time (d) Team
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Result
33. 33.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
36. 36.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you wished (c) what others did (d) what you did yourself

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