Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 194 · 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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Managed
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Raised
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Built
15. 15.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Designed
18. 18.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
20. 20.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Was part of
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
25. 25.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
33. 33.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Just attended
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Collected
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Raised

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students