Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 474 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Organised
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
20. 20.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Just attended
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Collected
29. 29.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Led
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Built
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical

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