Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 266 · 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) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Organised
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
14. 14.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Built (d) Just attended
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Was involved in
17. 17.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
20. 20.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Improved
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Improved
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Just attended
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Designed
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books

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