Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 820 · 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: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Built
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Did some things
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Just attended
10. 10.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Was part of
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Was part of
22. 22.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Did some things
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Raised
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Was there for

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