Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 356 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Designed
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Was there for
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Led
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
33. 33.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Was involved in
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Built
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive

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