Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 292 · 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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Was part of
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Managed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Improved
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
17. 17.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Managed
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Built
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Did some things
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Collected
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Collected
39. 39.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests

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