Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 673 · 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: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Was there for
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Collected
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) skills (d) name and contact details
11. 11.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (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 projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
23. 23.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Was part of
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
31. 31.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Tried to do
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Was involved in

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