Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 454 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Was part of
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Taught
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Improved
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
10. 10.📑 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
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) achievements
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Designed (d) Taught
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Led
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Collected
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Did some things
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Built
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Taught
33. 33.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Designed
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Improved
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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