Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 559 · 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 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
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
4. 4.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
7. 7.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) a clear outcome (d) nothing
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what you did yourself (c) what went wrong (d) what others did
14. 14.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Action (c) Ability (d) Answer
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
19. 19.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
21. 21.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reply
23. 23.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
25. 25.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Situation
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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
30. 30.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
34. 34.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
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) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task

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