Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 169 · 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.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Did some things
5. 5.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Taught
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Improved
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Built
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Taught
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Led
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Managed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
30. 30.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Managed
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Was there for
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Raised
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Was there for

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