Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 267 · 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: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
3. 3.📑 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
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📝 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
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Just attended
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Was part of
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Did some things
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Did some things
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Organised
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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