Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 229 · 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: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Created
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Led
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Created
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Designed
13. 13.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Organised
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Organised
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Just attended
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Did some things
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
31. 31.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for

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