Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 324 · 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: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
3. 3.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
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ 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
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
8. 8.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Task (d) Talent
13. 13.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
14. 14.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
16. 16.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
19. 19.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
20. 20.⭐ 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
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) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
31. 31.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
34. 34.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you had to do? (a) where and when (b) what you had to do
36. 36.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what others did
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation

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