Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 216 · 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: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Was there for
3. 3.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
5. 5.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Led
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
8. 8.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Led
11. 11.📝 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
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Created
13. 13.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Raised
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Raised (d) Led
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Was there for
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Raised
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
39. 39.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests

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