Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 143 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
3. 3.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Organised
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Was there for
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Collected
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Created
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
36. 36.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
37. 37.📝 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
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) name and contact details
39. 39.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Organised

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