Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 528 · 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: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Was there for
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
7. 7.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Built
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Was involved in
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Taught
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
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 section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Led
26. 26.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Created (d) Organised
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 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
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Was there for
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Led
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective

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