Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 258 · 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) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
2. 2.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Reason
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
8. 8.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
15. 15.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.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
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Time (d) Team
22. 22.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
24. 24.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
30. 30.⭐ 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
31. 31.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
34. 34.⭐ 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) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
35. 35.⭐ 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
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
37. 37.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ 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
40. 40.⭐ 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) Action (d) Task

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