Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 648 · 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: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Taught
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Was part of
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Taught
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Organised
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Organised
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Taught
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Raised
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Led
25. 25.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
26. 26.📝 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
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Designed
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Collected

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