Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 520 · 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) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
5. 5.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
7. 7.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
11. 11.⭐ 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
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
16. 16.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
20. 20.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ 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
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
29. 29.⭐ 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) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what changed in the end? (a) what you did (b) what changed in the end
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
36. 36.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
39. 39.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Story (c) Solution (d) Situation

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