Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 752 · 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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Taught
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Collected
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Organised
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Collected
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Built
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Collected
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Was part of
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Led (d) Designed
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Collected
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Just attended
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
31. 31.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Managed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Did some things
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Did some things
39. 39.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) name and contact details
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects

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