Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 510 · 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) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
3. 3.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
10. 10.⭐ 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
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Answer (c) Action (d) Ability
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Where do you live?”
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (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) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
23. 23.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
25. 25.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Situation
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Talent (c) Time (d) Task
30. 30.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
33. 33.⭐ 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
34. 34.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
38. 38.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
39. 39.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False

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