Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 459 · 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 there for (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Taught
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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Did some things
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
8. 8.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Led
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Led
13. 13.📝 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
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
18. 18.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Built
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
28. 28.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
33. 33.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Led

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