Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 157 · 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) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Created
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Was there for
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Led
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Collected
15. 15.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Improved
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
18. 18.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
20. 20.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Collected
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Created
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Organised
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Led
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Collected
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Just attended
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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