Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 168 · 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: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Tried to do
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Did some things
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Created
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Was part of
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) skills
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
24. 24.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Built (d) Organised
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
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: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Led
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff

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