Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 256 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Was there for
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Was involved in
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Improved
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Was involved in
13. 13.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
14. 14.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Built
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Raised
21. 21.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Organised
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Improved
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Improved
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Tried to do
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Taught
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Created
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Just attended
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective

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