Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 362 · 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: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Led
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Was part of
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Was part of
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Did some things
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
23. 23.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Raised
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Just attended
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Led
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Was involved in

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