Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 973 · 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) Improved (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Built
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Did some things
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
5. 5.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Led
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Collected
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Built (d) Managed
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
18. 18.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Raised
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
26. 26.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Was there for
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
29. 29.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Raised
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 section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) skills
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Was there for
35. 35.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Organised
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Taught

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