Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 332 · 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 part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
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: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Raised
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Was part of
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Was involved in
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Managed
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Raised
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
22. 22.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
23. 23.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Led
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Created
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Built
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Raised
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Improved

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