Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 747 · 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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Improved
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Was part of
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Built
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) random order
15. 15.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Was there for
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Created
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
22. 22.📑 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
23. 23.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Built
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Built
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Taught
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Organised
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) education

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