Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 938 · 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: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Built
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
6. 6.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
15. 15.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Just attended
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Raised
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Improved
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Just attended

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