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Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 253 · 40 questions
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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…”.

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  1. 1.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Review (d) Reply
  2. 2.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⭐ 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?”
  4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Team
  5. 5.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
  7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
  8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
  9. 9.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
  12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
  13. 13.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
  15. 15.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
  16. 16.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
  19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
  20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
  21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Story (c) Situation (d) Solution
  22. 22.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
  24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
  25. 25.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
  28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
  29. 29.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what you did yourself (c) what others did (d) what went wrong
  30. 30.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Action (c) Answer (d) Attitude
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
  34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
  35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
  36. 36.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what changed in the end? (a) what you did (b) what changed in the end
  38. 38.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
  40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome

Answer key

  1. Result
  2. True
  3. “Tell me about a time…”
  4. Task
  5. False
  6. your goal
  7. the setting
  8. your goal
  9. True
  10. False
  11. Task
  12. the steps you took
  13. False
  14. what you did
  15. Action
  16. False
  17. False
  18. your goal
  19. your goal
  20. Result
  21. Situation
  22. True
  23. the setting
  24. the setting
  25. True
  26. False
  27. Situation
  28. the setting
  29. what you did yourself
  30. False
  31. Action
  32. True
  33. Situation
  34. the steps you took
  35. where and when
  36. True
  37. what you did
  38. False
  39. Task
  40. where and when

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