Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 99 · 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 class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
2. 2.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
3. 3.⭐ 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
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do
5. 5.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Are you ready?”
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
7. 7.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.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) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
14. 14.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Reason (c) Review (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you wished (d) what you did yourself
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
18. 18.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
23. 23.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a new problem (c) a clear outcome (d) an excuse
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Situation (c) Solution (d) Story
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
29. 29.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
32. 32.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
36. 36.⭐ 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) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task

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