Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 137 · 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) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Was involved in
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Created
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
13. 13.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Managed
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Was part of
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Built
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Collected
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Designed
36. 36.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Taught
39. 39.📝 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
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Was involved in

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