Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 466 · 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 a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Managed
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
8. 8.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Led
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
14. 14.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Managed
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Just attended
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Managed
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Led
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Just attended
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Collected
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Tried to do
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education

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