Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 119 · 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) Built (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Taught
5. 5.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
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.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Was part of
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Taught
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Was part of
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Improved
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
27. 27.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Raised
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
31. 31.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Was part of
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
35. 35.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Collected
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Led
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education

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