Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 577 · 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: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
2. 2.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
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.📑 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
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Created
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Just attended
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Did some things
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Designed (d) Improved
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Raised
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Organised
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
32. 32.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Built
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Led
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Led

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