Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 91 · 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 section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Did some things
5. 5.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
7. 7.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
19. 19.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Raised
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Just attended
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Created
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Improved
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Created
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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