Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 667 · 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: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Organised
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Was there for
4. 4.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Collected
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Just attended
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Built
18. 18.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Raised
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Raised
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Collected
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Led
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Led
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
40. 40.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books

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