Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 279 · 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 strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Managed
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Improved
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
7. 7.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
11. 11.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
12. 12.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Managed
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Was part of
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Taught
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Tried to do
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Did some things
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things

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