Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 358 · 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 skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Taught
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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Managed
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Was part of
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Designed
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Was part of
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Led
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Collected
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Was there for
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Tried to do
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.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Did some things
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Created
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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