Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 736 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Managed
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Designed (d) Did some things
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Improved
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Did some things
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Managed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Taught
13. 13.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
15. 15.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
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: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Organised
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
29. 29.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Raised
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Improved
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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