Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 415 · 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 the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
2. 2.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
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
4. 4.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
8. 8.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you did yourself (c) what went wrong (d) what you wished
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Situation (c) Story (d) Solution
10. 10.⭐ 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
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reply
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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “What is your name?”
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
21. 21.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
25. 25.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Action
28. 28.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
33. 33.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
36. 36.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Time (d) Team
38. 38.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a new problem
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action

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