Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 247 · 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: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Led
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Organised
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Was there for
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
22. 22.📑 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
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Improved
31. 31.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Led
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Built
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests

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