Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 998 · 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: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Raised
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Organised
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Designed
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
21. 21.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Managed
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Raised
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Was there for
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Improved
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Improved
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
40. 40.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped

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