Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 416 · 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 Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what others did (c) what you wished (d) what went wrong
2. 2.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
3. 3.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) nothing
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
5. 5.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
8. 8.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Reason
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
16. 16.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ 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
19. 19.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.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) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
23. 23.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Team
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
30. 30.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
33. 33.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
38. 38.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.⭐ 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

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