Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 651 · 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 line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
2. 2.📑 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Collected
4. 4.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Designed
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Organised
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Collected
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Created (d) Organised
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Led
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Built
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Did some things
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Managed
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Was part of
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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