Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 335 · 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: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Talent (c) Time (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Action
10. 10.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Result (c) Reply (d) Reason
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ 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
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
22. 22.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a new problem (c) a clear outcome (d) an excuse
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Skill (d) Solution
28. 28.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
32. 32.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ 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) Result (c) Task (d) Action
35. 35.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
38. 38.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
40. 40.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False

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