Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 54 · 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 a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Created
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Was there for
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Built
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Led (d) Did some things
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Collected
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Led (d) Did some things
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Designed
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
18. 18.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Led
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Designed
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Built
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.📝 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
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Organised
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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