Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 124 · 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) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Collected
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
5. 5.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Led
12. 12.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
23. 23.🔢 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
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Created
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Collected
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Improved
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) skills
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
36. 36.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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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