Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 569 · 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 weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Did some things
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) skills
7. 7.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Was there for
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Was there for
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Led (d) Was part of
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) random order
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Built
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Was part of
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
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 is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Did some things

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