Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 378 · 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 setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
2. 2.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Answer
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
10. 10.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Reason (c) Review (d) Result
13. 13.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) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
20. 20.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
22. 22.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) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “What is your name?”
24. 24.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
27. 27.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
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
29. 29.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
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.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action

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