Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 346 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Tried to do
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Led
13. 13.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
15. 15.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
24. 24.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Improved
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Designed
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Was part of
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Improved
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Was part of

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