Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 105 · 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 weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Collected
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Collected
11. 11.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
12. 12.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Was part of
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
32. 32.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Built
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Designed
38. 38.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed

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