Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 122 · 40 questions

Tip (Verb + what + number): Usual order: name and contact details → a short objective → education → skills, projects, achievements → hobbies and interests. Strong action verbs: Led, Organised, Built, Designed, Taught, Raised, Created, Managed, Improved, Collected. Weak: “Was part of”, “Helped with stuff”, “Was involved in”. Add a number for the result: 6 students taught, ₹8,000 raised, 300 books collected. In education, list the latest first.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Organised
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Improved
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Did some things
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
16. 16.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Was there for
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
24. 24.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) a short objective
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Managed
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Did some things
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests

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