Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 439 · 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) Built (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Led
2. 2.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Built (d) Taught
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Raised
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Designed
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Was involved in
34. 34.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Raised
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff

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