Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 456 · 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) Did some things (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Improved
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Improved
5. 5.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Improved
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
13. 13.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Organised
20. 20.📝 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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
22. 22.📑 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
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Created
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
33. 33.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
36. 36.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Built
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Designed

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