Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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