Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 262 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📑 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
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Was involved in
6. 6.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Created
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Raised
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
15. 15.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Just attended
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Built
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Organised
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Organised
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Managed
33. 33.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for

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