Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 140 · 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 there for (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Was there for
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Built
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Built
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Was part of
16. 16.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
20. 20.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Led
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Organised
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education

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