Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 735 · 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: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
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) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Built
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Led
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Managed
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Collected
18. 18.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📝 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
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
27. 27.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Managed
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Designed
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Improved
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Improved
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective

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