Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 246 · 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 placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Team (d) Time
3. 3.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ 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
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
8. 8.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
11. 11.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ 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) Action (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
14. 14.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
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “What is your name?”
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
30. 30.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
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) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ 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
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
38. 38.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when

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