Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 286 · 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) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Designed
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Was part of
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
8. 8.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
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 is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Just attended
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Led (d) Collected
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Was involved in
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
19. 19.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Taught
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Was part of
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Managed
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Built
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
33. 33.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Led
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Improved

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