Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 316 · 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: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Organised
18. 18.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
21. 21.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Improved
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Organised
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Designed
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Organised
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Created
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Managed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Just attended

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