Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 928 · 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) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Collected
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Taught
5. 5.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Raised
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Built
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Designed
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Created
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔢 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Built
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Led (d) Taught
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
29. 29.📝 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
33. 33.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Created

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