Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 304 · 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.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
6. 6.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
11. 11.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
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
14. 14.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a new problem (d) a clear outcome
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
17. 17.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Are you ready?”
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Action (c) Attitude (d) Ability
24. 24.⭐ 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
25. 25.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Reason (c) Review (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
37. 37.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
39. 39.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True

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