Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 54 · 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: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Story (c) Solution (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ 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…”
12. 12.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
15. 15.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
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Reason
21. 21.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
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
24. 24.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
34. 34.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
38. 38.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a clear outcome (c) an excuse (d) a new problem
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome

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