Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 678 · 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 weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Did some things
4. 4.🔢 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Built
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Collected
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Created
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Taught
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) skills
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Created
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Improved
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Improved
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Led
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Improved
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Designed
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Was part of
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Was part of
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled

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