Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 271 · 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) Built (c) Created (d) Did some things
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Collected
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) achievements
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Led
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Just attended
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Created
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Tried to do
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Created
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details

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