Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 421 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Managed
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Was there for
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
6. 6.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
11. 11.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Just attended
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Managed
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Was part of
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Organised
26. 26.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Led
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Led
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Tried to do
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Collected
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
37. 37.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills

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