Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 345 · 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) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Taught
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Improved
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Raised
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Designed
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Was there for
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Was there for
28. 28.📝 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
29. 29.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Led
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Was there for
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
39. 39.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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