Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 712 · 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.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
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
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 Situation part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Team
9. 9.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) a clear outcome (d) nothing
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Action (c) Answer (d) Ability
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
15. 15.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Review
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
18. 18.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
22. 22.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
28. 28.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
30. 30.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “What is your name?”
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, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
35. 35.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what you did yourself (c) what others did (d) what went wrong

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