Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 611 · 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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Created
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Taught
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Built
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Created
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Led (d) Just attended
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Collected
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Was part of
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
16. 16.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Managed
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Was involved in
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Built
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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) Built (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Managed
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Built
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in

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