Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 270 · 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) Built (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Did some things
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Was part of
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Built
10. 10.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Was part of
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Was part of
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Organised
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Did some things
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Was there for
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Created
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Built
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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