Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 57 · 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: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Created
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Built
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
14. 14.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
17. 17.📝 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
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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Was there for
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Raised (d) Taught
21. 21.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Raised
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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