Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 656 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Solution (c) Situation (d) Skill
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
7. 7.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what went wrong (c) what others did (d) what you did yourself
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Time (c) Team (d) Talent
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
16. 16.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) an excuse
18. 18.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Answer
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
22. 22.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
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reason
25. 25.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
27. 27.⭐ 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
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
29. 29.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Are you ready?”
32. 32.⭐ 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
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
35. 35.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
40. 40.⭐ 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

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