Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 185 · 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) latest first (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Collected
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Built
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) skills (d) name and contact details
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
13. 13.📝 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
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Led
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Designed
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
29. 29.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Just attended
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled

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