Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 754 · 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: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Designed
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Managed
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Was part of
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Did some things
9. 9.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Managed
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Organised
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Organised
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
17. 17.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Managed
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Designed
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Was there for
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Improved
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
34. 34.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Improved
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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