Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 396 · 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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Taught
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 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
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Improved
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
11. 11.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
12. 12.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Led
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Was part of
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Built
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Taught
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Was involved in
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Created
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 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
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Built
31. 31.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Improved
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Did some things
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff

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