Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 452 · 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: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Led
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Collected
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Taught
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
19. 19.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Built
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Just attended
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Managed
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Organised
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Designed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Built (d) Organised

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