Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 207 · 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: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Led
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Led
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Tried to do
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Improved
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Improved
32. 32.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Created
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Organised
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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