Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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