Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 574 · 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.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Story
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
7. 7.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
10. 10.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Talent (d) Task
12. 12.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) 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) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Ability (c) Answer (d) Action
15. 15.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
18. 18.⭐ 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
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ 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
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
23. 23.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what changed in the end? (a) what you did (b) what changed in the end
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
27. 27.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) an excuse
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Review (d) Reply
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
37. 37.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
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
40. 40.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True

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