Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 113 · 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) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Managed
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Just attended
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
9. 9.📝 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
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Just attended
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
14. 14.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Taught
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Designed
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Managed
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
22. 22.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Collected
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Raised
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Designed
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements

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