Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 55 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
5. 5.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
6. 6.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Designed
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Organised
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Tried to do
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Was there for
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Improved
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Raised
35. 35.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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