Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 390 · 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 had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ 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) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
3. 3.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Ability
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Review (c) Reply (d) Reason
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
13. 13.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⭐ 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
15. 15.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
20. 20.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
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 Result part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
24. 24.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
29. 29.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
34. 34.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
38. 38.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting

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