Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 273 · 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) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
2. 2.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
7. 7.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Improved
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Designed
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Managed
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Designed
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Was involved in
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Raised

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