Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 800 · 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) Designed (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Was there for
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Built
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Created
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
11. 11.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
15. 15.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Was part of
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Was involved in
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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 line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Taught
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (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 hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects

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