Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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