Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 416 · 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) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Built
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Taught
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Was part of
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Taught
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Did some things
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Raised
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Built (d) Just attended
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
27. 27.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Built (d) Was involved in
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Was there for
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Created
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Was part of
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
40. 40.📑 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

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