Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 956 · 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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
3. 3.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Did some things
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Improved
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Taught
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Organised
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Built
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Taught
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Organised
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Was part of
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
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 section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
36. 36.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
37. 37.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details

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