Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 58 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
2. 2.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reason
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
6. 6.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do
9. 9.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Are you ready?”
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Situation (d) Story
11. 11.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Team (c) Task (d) Time
13. 13.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.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) False (b) True
15. 15.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
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ 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
18. 18.⭐ 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
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ 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
21. 21.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ 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
23. 23.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) an excuse (c) a new problem (d) a clear outcome
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
25. 25.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
33. 33.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did

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