Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 45 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Improved
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Just attended
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
8. 8.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Raised
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Tried to do
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
15. 15.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Collected
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Taught
26. 26.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) random order
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Organised
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Improved
34. 34.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Collected
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Was involved in

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