Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 731 · 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 book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) a short objective
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
10. 10.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Was there for
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
20. 20.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Raised
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
32. 32.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Built
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Collected
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Created

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