Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 154 · 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 line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Just attended
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Designed
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Collected
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Just attended
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Led
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Raised
23. 23.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
27. 27.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Taught
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Just attended

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