Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 443 · 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) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Was there for
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Did some things
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Organised
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
24. 24.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 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
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Was part of
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Organised
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Built

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