Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 298 · 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: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Talent (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
6. 6.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
7. 7.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a new problem (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
8. 8.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
11. 11.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Answer (c) Action (d) Ability
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
19. 19.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
22. 22.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
28. 28.⭐ 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
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
31. 31.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Story (d) Situation
37. 37.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what went wrong (c) what you did yourself (d) what others did
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action

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