Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 510 · 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: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
7. 7.📝 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
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Created
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Taught
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
16. 16.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Raised
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Was there for
23. 23.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
24. 24.🔢 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
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
27. 27.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Created
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills

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