Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 610 · 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 wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Team
4. 4.⭐ 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
5. 5.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) nothing
8. 8.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
11. 11.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⭐ 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
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
14. 14.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
20. 20.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Reason (d) Review
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
27. 27.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Situation (c) Story (d) Solution
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ 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) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
32. 32.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
36. 36.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
40. 40.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False

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