Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 674 · 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 fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Was part of
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Built (d) Collected
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Built
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Just attended
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Collected
17. 17.📝 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
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Created
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Just attended
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Built
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
31. 31.🔢 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
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Managed
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
35. 35.📝 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education

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