Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 450 · 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 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
2. 2.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ 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) Situation (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Ability
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
9. 9.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ 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
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Situation (d) Story
17. 17.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
19. 19.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Where do you live?”
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) an excuse (c) a new problem (d) a clear outcome
24. 24.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
26. 26.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
28. 28.⭐ 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
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Reason (d) Review
33. 33.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what others did (c) what went wrong (d) what you wished
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
35. 35.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
37. 37.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
39. 39.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal

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