Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 310 · 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 still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Result (c) Reason (d) Reply
4. 4.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Ability (c) Answer (d) Attitude
6. 6.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Solution
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
11. 11.⭐ 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
12. 12.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a clear outcome (c) an excuse (d) a new problem
23. 23.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Task
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
27. 27.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
30. 30.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
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
32. 32.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
35. 35.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
37. 37.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
39. 39.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action

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