Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 217 · 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 had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
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) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
4. 4.⭐ 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
5. 5.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ 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
8. 8.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you wished (d) what you did yourself
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
16. 16.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a new problem (d) a clear outcome
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reason (c) Result (d) Reply
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
24. 24.⭐ 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?”
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Team (d) Talent
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
33. 33.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ 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
39. 39.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome

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