Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 306 · 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, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Story
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
4. 4.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Task (d) Talent
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
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) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
13. 13.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
16. 16.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
18. 18.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
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? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
24. 24.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
27. 27.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reply
31. 31.⭐ 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
32. 32.⭐ 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
33. 33.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
35. 35.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
37. 37.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ 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
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
40. 40.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True

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