Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 75 · 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 placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ 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
5. 5.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
7. 7.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Review (c) Reply (d) Reason
9. 9.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
14. 14.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ 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
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
17. 17.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Action (c) Attitude (d) Ability
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
22. 22.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
28. 28.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
33. 33.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
35. 35.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Task (d) Talent
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
39. 39.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Are you ready?”
40. 40.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False

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