Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 28 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
3. 3.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) a clear outcome (d) nothing
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
8. 8.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
10. 10.⭐ 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
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
13. 13.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Action (c) Attitude (d) Answer
17. 17.⭐ 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
18. 18.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
28. 28.⭐ 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
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ 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
32. 32.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Situation (d) Skill
36. 36.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when

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