Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 483 · 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: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Organised
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Organised
7. 7.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Managed
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Taught
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
18. 18.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
19. 19.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Was part of
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Designed
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Led
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Just attended
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Organised
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Was part of
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education

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