Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 276 · 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) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Created
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Just attended
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Was there for
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) skills
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Designed
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Was part of
11. 11.📝 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
16. 16.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Built (d) Raised
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Led
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Raised
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Was part of
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Created
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Organised
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Taught

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