Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 568 · 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 you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
2. 2.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
3. 3.⭐ 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
4. 4.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
5. 5.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Are you ready?”
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Talent (c) Task (d) Time
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
12. 12.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Ability (c) Answer (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
18. 18.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
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 Action part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
27. 27.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
28. 28.⭐ 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) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
29. 29.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
31. 31.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
37. 37.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ 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
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task

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