Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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