Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 540 · 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.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.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
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Team (c) Task (d) Time
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
6. 6.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Solution
14. 14.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
17. 17.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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
20. 20.⭐ 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) Result (c) Action (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you had to do? (a) where and when (b) what you had to do
23. 23.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
26. 26.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
27. 27.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
29. 29.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
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
31. 31.⭐ 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
32. 32.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
34. 34.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
37. 37.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
39. 39.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
40. 40.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False

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