Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 591 · 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 part of (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Created
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Organised
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Led
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Managed
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Led
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Was part of
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📝 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
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
36. 36.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
37. 37.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things

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