Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 426 · 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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Did some things
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Collected
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Built
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Collected
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Organised
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Did some things
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
24. 24.📝 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
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Collected
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
30. 30.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Raised
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Led
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Was part of
37. 37.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
38. 38.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests

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