Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 167 · 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: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) education (d) name and contact details
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Was part of
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Organised
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
14. 14.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Was part of
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
25. 25.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Was there for
33. 33.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Managed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Led
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Tried to do

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