Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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