Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 534 · 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.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
3. 3.⭐ 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
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
12. 12.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
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reply
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Ability
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Time (d) Team
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
25. 25.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what others did (c) what you wished (d) what went wrong
26. 26.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ 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
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
30. 30.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
37. 37.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False

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