Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 162 · 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) Designed (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Organised
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Just attended
5. 5.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Managed
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Improved
16. 16.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Raised
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Collected
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Designed
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Created
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Was part of
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
35. 35.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
40. 40.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching

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