Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 983 · 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: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Organised
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Led
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Designed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Designed
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Designed
17. 17.🔢 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
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Improved
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 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
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Taught
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Managed
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Created
39. 39.📝 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
40. 40.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids

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