Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 389 · 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 placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ 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
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Answer (c) Action (d) Attitude
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a clear outcome (d) a new problem
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Team
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ 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) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Reason
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
20. 20.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
24. 24.⭐ 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
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
27. 27.⭐ 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) Task (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
29. 29.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
32. 32.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation

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