Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 626 · 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: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
6. 6.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ 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
8. 8.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ 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?”
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Review (c) Reply (d) Reason
13. 13.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Skill (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
18. 18.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
20. 20.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ 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
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
30. 30.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
32. 32.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
35. 35.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
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Task (d) Talent
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome

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