Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 568 · 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: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Organised
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Organised
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Improved
32. 32.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Created
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Was part of
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Was there for

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