Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 190 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
4. 4.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Was involved in
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Built (d) Was part of
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Led
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Organised
22. 22.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
23. 23.🔢 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Led
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Designed
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
33. 33.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
34. 34.📝 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
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Raised
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Built

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