Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 203 · 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: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Was there for
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Did some things
8. 8.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Taught
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Was part of
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Built
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Created
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Taught
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
27. 27.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Was there for
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Just attended
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
32. 32.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
33. 33.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.🔢 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
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests

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