Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 226 · 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) Led (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Created
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Improved
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Created
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
14. 14.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Was there for
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Led
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Was part of
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Collected
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Managed
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Built
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education

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