Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 259 · 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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Created
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Built
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Taught
7. 7.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.📑 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Managed
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
23. 23.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
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 is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Organised
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Just attended
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Taught
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Did some things
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects

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