Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 279 · 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 changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Task (c) Time (d) Talent
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Situation (d) Story
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Attitude (c) Ability (d) Answer
9. 9.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
11. 11.⭐ 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
12. 12.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
20. 20.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
26. 26.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
29. 29.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
31. 31.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
35. 35.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
40. 40.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True

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