Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 458 · 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: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
4. 4.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
6. 6.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Did some things
11. 11.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Was part of
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Led
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Taught
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Created
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Designed
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Improved
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Designed
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected

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