Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 675 · 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: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Taught
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Did some things
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Managed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Built
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Organised
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Built
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Did some things
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things

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