Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 368 · 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: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Built
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
15. 15.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
28. 28.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
32. 32.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
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 line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Just attended
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) achievements

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