Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 554 · 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: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
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) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
5. 5.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
8. 8.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Review
14. 14.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
17. 17.⭐ 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
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
19. 19.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what went wrong (c) what you wished (d) what others did
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
23. 23.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
26. 26.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
39. 39.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome

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