Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 570 · 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: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Where do you live?”
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Solution (d) Skill
10. 10.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Time (c) Team (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
13. 13.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
20. 20.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
27. 27.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a clear outcome (c) an excuse (d) a new problem
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Answer (c) Attitude (d) Ability
29. 29.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reason
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
34. 34.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
35. 35.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
39. 39.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when

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