Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 787 · 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) Organised (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Built
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Taught
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Was there for
19. 19.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
22. 22.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Created (d) Raised
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Did some things
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Led
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Taught
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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