Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 548 · 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? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Ability
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Time (c) Task (d) Team
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you did yourself (c) what you wished (d) what others did
9. 9.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) nothing
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
13. 13.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Solution
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
18. 18.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
21. 21.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Are you ready?”
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ 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) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
25. 25.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
27. 27.⭐ 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
28. 28.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
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
30. 30.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
33. 33.⭐ 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
34. 34.⭐ 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
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
36. 36.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did

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