Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 934 · 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.📑 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
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Organised
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Taught
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Created
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Built
29. 29.🔢 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
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
31. 31.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Tried to do
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Designed
38. 38.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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