Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 455 · 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: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Talent (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
10. 10.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reply
17. 17.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
21. 21.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Story
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
27. 27.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
28. 28.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
38. 38.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a clear outcome (d) a new problem
40. 40.⭐ 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

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