Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 593 · 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 the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
2. 2.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
8. 8.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
11. 11.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Answer (c) Action (d) Ability
19. 19.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) a clear outcome (d) nothing
20. 20.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
23. 23.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ 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) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
27. 27.⭐ 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
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
30. 30.⭐ 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) Result (d) Situation
31. 31.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
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
37. 37.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ 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?”

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