Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 188 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Did some things
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Just attended
7. 7.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Organised
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Was there for
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
16. 16.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Built
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
35. 35.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Taught
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught

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