Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 23 · 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.⭐ 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
2. 2.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Answer (c) Ability (d) Attitude
9. 9.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Are you ready?”
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
11. 11.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ 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
13. 13.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Task (d) Talent
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
25. 25.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Story (c) Solution (d) Situation
27. 27.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) nothing
35. 35.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) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome

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