Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 244 · 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 the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
3. 3.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
10. 10.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what others did (c) what you wished (d) what went wrong
12. 12.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ 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) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Task (c) Time (d) Talent
17. 17.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
20. 20.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ 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
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
25. 25.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Action (c) Answer (d) Ability
28. 28.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Situation (d) Story
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
37. 37.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
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) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action

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