Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 13 · 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) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Did some things
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Organised
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Was involved in
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) skills
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Was there for
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Collected
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Led
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
23. 23.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
33. 33.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Managed
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
36. 36.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Created
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff

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