Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 62 · 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, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Situation
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
7. 7.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what you wished (c) what others did (d) what went wrong
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ 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
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
17. 17.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
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
22. 22.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ 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
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
27. 27.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
33. 33.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
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) an excuse (c) a clear outcome (d) a new problem
37. 37.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ 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) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation

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