Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 817 · 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) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Built
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Improved
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Just attended
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Just attended
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Built
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Created
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Was part of
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Was there for
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Just attended
29. 29.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) skills
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Built
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Was part of

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