Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 575 · 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: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Raised
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
6. 6.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Was part of
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Just attended
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Designed
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Was there for
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Organised
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Improved
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Collected
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Was part of
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Just attended
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
36. 36.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Led
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Built
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements

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