Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 582 · 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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Collected
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Was there for
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Tried to do
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Managed
20. 20.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Created
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Raised
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Taught
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Designed
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Improved

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