Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 595 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Improved
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Taught
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Led
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Improved
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
18. 18.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Improved
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Built (d) Created
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
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) Did some things (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
27. 27.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Led
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Improved
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
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.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Organised
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Just attended
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills

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