Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 632 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Improved
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Organised
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
15. 15.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Managed
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Organised
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Built
36. 36.🔢 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
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Collected

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