Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 460 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Talent (c) Team (d) Time
4. 4.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
5. 5.⭐ 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) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
6. 6.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
10. 10.⭐ 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
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ 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) Result (c) Action (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
14. 14.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) a clear outcome (c) an excuse (d) nothing
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
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.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Reason
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Ability
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
26. 26.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
28. 28.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
31. 31.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
35. 35.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
40. 40.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished

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