Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 951 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Created
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Led
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Taught
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Built
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Organised
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Created
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
23. 23.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Built
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Did some things
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
29. 29.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Designed
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details

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