Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 205 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Was there for
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Taught
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Collected
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Did some things
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Just attended
25. 25.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Did some things
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests

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