Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 665 · 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: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Led
4. 4.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
5. 5.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
6. 6.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Was there for
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Raised
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
24. 24.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Taught
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Taught
35. 35.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Built
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Did some things
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Created (d) Tried to do

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