Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 309 · 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: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
2. 2.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Improved
6. 6.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
7. 7.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Created
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Created
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Created
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Organised
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Just attended
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Raised
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Tried to do
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Improved
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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