Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 729 · 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 section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Designed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Collected
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Led
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
8. 8.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Created
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Just attended
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Did some things
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Improved
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Was part of
19. 19.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Led
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Raised
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Collected
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Created
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
29. 29.🔢 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
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Improved
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Was part of
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (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) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Was there for

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