Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 383 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Built
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Built
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Created
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
9. 9.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
10. 10.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Collected
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Managed
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Organised
38. 38.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for

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