Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 310 · 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) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Led
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Was there for
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Taught
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Taught
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
21. 21.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Built
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Designed
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Was involved in
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Organised
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Improved
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Improved
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education

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