Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 486 · 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? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Action (c) Ability (d) Attitude
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Task (d) Talent
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you had to do? (a) where and when (b) what you had to do
12. 12.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) an excuse (c) a new problem (d) a clear outcome
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
15. 15.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
19. 19.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
21. 21.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
25. 25.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
28. 28.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
30. 30.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
32. 32.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.⭐ 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) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Situation
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action

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