Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 471 · 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 part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Organised
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Was part of
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Built
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Just attended
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Improved
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
18. 18.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Taught
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) name and contact details
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
30. 30.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Created
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Improved
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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