Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 739 · 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) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Designed
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Collected
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Did some things
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
15. 15.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Collected
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
25. 25.📝 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
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Organised
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Taught
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Was part of

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