Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 531 · 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: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
3. 3.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
6. 6.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
7. 7.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ 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) Task (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
11. 11.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
14. 14.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Time (c) Team (d) Task
16. 16.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
19. 19.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
23. 23.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
31. 31.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) nothing (c) a new problem (d) an excuse
33. 33.⭐ 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
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Result (c) Reply (d) Reason
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
37. 37.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome

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