Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 78 · 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 fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Built (d) Was involved in
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Raised
6. 6.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Created
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Managed
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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Tried to do
14. 14.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Built
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Built (d) Was there for
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Taught
25. 25.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Built
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Built
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Raised
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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