Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 317 · 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: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Organised
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Was there for
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Led
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Taught
19. 19.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
20. 20.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Built
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Managed
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Was part of
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Collected
40. 40.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club

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