Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 845 · 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 tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Managed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Did some things
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Created
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
10. 10.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Led
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Was there for
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Improved
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Improved
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Organised

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