Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 792 · 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) Led (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Created
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
3. 3.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Designed
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Taught
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Improved
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Improved
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Taught
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Did some things
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Built
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Taught
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Managed
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
35. 35.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Managed
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Built
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Raised
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Organised
40. 40.📑 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

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