Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 432 · 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) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Designed
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) achievements
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Created
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Managed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Built
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
22. 22.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Improved
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Was there for
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
30. 30.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Taught
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Was part of
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Was involved in

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