Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 759 · 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) Was there for (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Collected
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Taught
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Led
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Was part of
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Did some things
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Managed
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Led
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
37. 37.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
38. 38.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Taught
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do

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