Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 83 · 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 school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Built
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Did some things
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Just attended
12. 12.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
15. 15.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Improved
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Managed
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 a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Improved
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
32. 32.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
33. 33.📝 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Just attended
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Created
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests

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