Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 832 · 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) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Managed
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
4. 4.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Led (d) Organised
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Was there for
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Designed
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
13. 13.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Created
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Led
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.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Built
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Created
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Built

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