Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 959 · 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) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
10. 10.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Just attended
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Did some things
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Taught
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Collected
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Organised
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
22. 22.📑 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
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Raised
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Improved
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Created
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Was there for
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Managed
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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