Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 927 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
9. 9.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Built
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
20. 20.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) achievements
26. 26.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Created
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Organised
29. 29.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Did some things
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Taught
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Collected
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped

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