Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 289 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Built (d) Managed
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
10. 10.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📝 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Led
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Raised
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Raised
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Just attended
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Designed
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Collected
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Managed
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Tried to do

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