Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 129 · 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) Improved (b) Built (c) Created (d) Tried to do
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Collected
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Built
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
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 is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Built
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Organised
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
26. 26.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
29. 29.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Improved
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Did some things
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Organised
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective

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