Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 614 · 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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Led
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Raised
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Was there for
5. 5.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
9. 9.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Organised
16. 16.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Managed
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Led (d) Organised
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Led
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Was part of
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Did some things
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
37. 37.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students