Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 359 · 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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Led
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Collected
11. 11.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Created
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) skills
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Did some things
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Was part of
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff

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