Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 898 · 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: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Led
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 is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Just attended
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Improved
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Designed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Improved
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Was part of
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Was there for
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Organised
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Improved
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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