Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 305 · 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) Was there for (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Created
2. 2.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
4. 4.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Built
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Improved
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
26. 26.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Built
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Did some things
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Led
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Created

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