Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 230 · 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 education? (a) a short objective (b) education
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Built
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Led (d) Was part of
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Was there for
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) random order
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Built
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Led
24. 24.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Was part of
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Managed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Did some things
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Built
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Improved
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education

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