Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 662 · 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: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) education (d) name and contact details
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
10. 10.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Led
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Raised
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
17. 17.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Was involved in
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Was part of
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Was there for
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Led
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Created
32. 32.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Led
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Organised

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