Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 913 · 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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Created
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
3. 3.📑 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
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Raised
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Led
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
18. 18.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Improved
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Was part of
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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