Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 948 · 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) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Led
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
3. 3.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Was there for
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Was there for
9. 9.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
11. 11.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Designed
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
20. 20.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Organised
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Organised
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education

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