Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 681 · 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.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) an excuse (c) a new problem (d) nothing
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Action (c) Answer (d) Attitude
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
8. 8.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
10. 10.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
14. 14.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Team (c) Talent (d) Time
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
17. 17.⭐ 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) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
19. 19.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ 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) Situation (d) Result
21. 21.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
22. 22.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
23. 23.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
25. 25.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
31. 31.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reply (c) Reason (d) Result
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
37. 37.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
38. 38.⭐ 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
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
40. 40.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True

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