Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 883 · 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: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Was involved in
3. 3.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Did some things
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Did some things
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Led
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Organised
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Built (d) Led
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Managed
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Led
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.📑 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
26. 26.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Built (d) Created
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Designed
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Was there for
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests

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