Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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