Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 419 · 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 wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
7. 7.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
11. 11.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ 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
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ 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
19. 19.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
25. 25.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) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Action (c) Ability (d) Attitude
27. 27.⭐ 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
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do
36. 36.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) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
39. 39.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False

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