Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 630 · 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 “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Action (c) Attitude (d) Answer
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
5. 5.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
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Situation (d) Skill
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
10. 10.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
15. 15.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
19. 19.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
24. 24.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) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Task (d) Talent
31. 31.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
33. 33.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
35. 35.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task

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