Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 667 · 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? “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Skill (c) Story (d) Solution
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (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 went wrong (d) what you did yourself
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
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 the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Action (c) Attitude (d) Ability
12. 12.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
14. 14.⭐ 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
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
16. 16.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Reason (d) Review
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
22. 22.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
27. 27.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
29. 29.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.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
31. 31.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) a clear outcome (c) nothing (d) an excuse
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
35. 35.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ 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) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
39. 39.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result

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