Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 265 · 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) Organised (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Created
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
6. 6.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
8. 8.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Taught
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Improved
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
15. 15.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Designed
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Collected
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Was part of
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Designed
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled

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