Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 425 · 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: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Led
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Designed
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
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: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Designed
29. 29.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Was part of
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Was there for
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Raised
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Built
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Was there for
38. 38.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Did some things

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