Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 652 · 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) Designed (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Built
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Created
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Led
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Managed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Raised
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
15. 15.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Designed
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Collected
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
31. 31.📝 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
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built

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