Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 708 · 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? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what you wished (c) what others did (d) what went wrong
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ 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) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
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 the setting? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ 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
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ 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
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
16. 16.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
18. 18.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ 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) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) an excuse (c) a new problem (d) nothing
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Ability (d) Action
27. 27.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
29. 29.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ 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
32. 32.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Skill (d) Solution
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
38. 38.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
40. 40.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False

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