Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 412 · 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: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Was part of
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Did some things
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Was there for
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Was involved in
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Managed
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Taught
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Was there for
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Taught
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Did some things
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for

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