Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 288 · 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) Built (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Built
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Organised
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Was part of
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Did some things
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
22. 22.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Led
28. 28.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Organised

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