Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 215 · 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? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Action (c) Answer (d) Attitude
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
6. 6.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Solution (c) Skill (d) Situation
10. 10.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Review (d) Reply
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
14. 14.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
18. 18.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
20. 20.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ 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
22. 22.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
24. 24.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
30. 30.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) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Team (d) Time
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
35. 35.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.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
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action

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