Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 857 · 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: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Built
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Organised
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Raised
11. 11.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Organised
14. 14.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Taught
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Built
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Was there for
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
25. 25.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Collected
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Led
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Built
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Was part of
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Raised
36. 36.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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