Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 693 · 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 a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Team (c) Task (d) Time
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
7. 7.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reply
11. 11.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ 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
14. 14.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
18. 18.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
20. 20.⭐ 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) Action (d) Situation
21. 21.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) nothing
22. 22.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ 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
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
31. 31.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Situation (c) Story (d) Solution
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
36. 36.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
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took

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