Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 622 · 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) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Improved
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Was involved in
5. 5.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
6. 6.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
11. 11.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Built
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Taught
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Designed
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Taught
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
20. 20.🔢 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
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
25. 25.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Was there for
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Led (d) Managed
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📑 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

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