Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 502 · 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 line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
4. 4.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Did some things
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Was there for
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Led (d) Taught
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Did some things
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Designed
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Led
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
22. 22.📑 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Taught
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Created
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Built
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Designed
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled

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