Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 108 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Tried to do
2. 2.📑 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
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Built
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Just attended
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Just attended
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Built
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
27. 27.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
30. 30.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
34. 34.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in

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