Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 67 · 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: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Improved
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Was there for
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Built
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Taught
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Led
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Just attended
28. 28.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Was part of
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
34. 34.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Improved
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
38. 38.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Was part of
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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