Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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