Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 567 · 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: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
10. 10.📑 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
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Tried to do
14. 14.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Organised
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
19. 19.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
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 is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Organised
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Built
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
30. 30.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Taught
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
33. 33.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Taught
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Managed
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective

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