Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 694 · 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 involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Just attended
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Taught
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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Was involved in
17. 17.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Raised
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Taught
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Designed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Was there for
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Organised
33. 33.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) achievements
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Led

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