Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 636 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Collected
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Created
7. 7.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
8. 8.🔢 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
9. 9.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Did some things
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Led
15. 15.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
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: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Did some things
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Was there for
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Raised
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Led
38. 38.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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