Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 718 · 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: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Taught
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Created
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Organised
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Led
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Was involved in
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
15. 15.🔢 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
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Built
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
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.📝 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
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Raised
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Taught
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Just attended
38. 38.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education

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