Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 64 · 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 Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
3. 3.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Are you ready?”
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
9. 9.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
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Solution (c) Skill (d) Story
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
13. 13.⭐ 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
14. 14.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ 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
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
17. 17.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Answer (c) Action (d) Attitude
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
26. 26.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
28. 28.⭐ 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) Result (c) Task (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Time (c) Task (d) Team
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
31. 31.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
34. 34.⭐ 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
35. 35.⭐ 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
36. 36.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reason
38. 38.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action

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