Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 970 · 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: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Led
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Designed
13. 13.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
14. 14.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Collected
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Collected
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Did some things
25. 25.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
27. 27.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Organised
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Built
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Was involved in
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Led
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests

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