Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 661 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Built
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Improved
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Was part of
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
15. 15.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Taught
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Led
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Improved
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Was involved in
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Managed
28. 28.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (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 weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Created
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Collected
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
40. 40.📝 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

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