Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 269 · 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: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
3. 3.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
5. 5.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
9. 9.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Task (c) Time (d) Talent
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
17. 17.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
21. 21.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) nothing
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Situation (d) Solution
29. 29.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Result (c) Reply (d) Reason
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
33. 33.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
38. 38.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
40. 40.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

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