Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 85 · 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 the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Skill
2. 2.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
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 split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
12. 12.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.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
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
20. 20.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Team (c) Talent (d) Time
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
23. 23.⭐ 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
24. 24.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.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
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
31. 31.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) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
35. 35.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
37. 37.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
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 Action part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
40. 40.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True

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