Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 571 · 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 split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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
3. 3.⭐ 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) Action (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
5. 5.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
7. 7.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
9. 9.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
10. 10.⭐ 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) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ 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
12. 12.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
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
14. 14.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
19. 19.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
23. 23.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reason
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
28. 28.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
31. 31.⭐ 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
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
34. 34.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Attitude
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Team (d) Talent
37. 37.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
40. 40.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what went wrong (c) what others did (d) what you wished

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