Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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