Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 365 · 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: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Was there for
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Designed
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Collected
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Just attended
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Did some things
17. 17.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Just attended
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Taught
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
29. 29.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education

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