Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 796 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Created
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
4. 4.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
5. 5.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Managed
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Led
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Built
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Designed
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Managed
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Improved
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Was part of
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Improved
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Organised
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Just attended
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Did some things
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Built
39. 39.🔢 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
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education

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