Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 173 · 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) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Led
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Created (d) Was part of
4. 4.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Managed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Raised
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
12. 12.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Raised
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Was part of
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
24. 24.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Taught
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Created
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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