Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 460 · 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 weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Managed
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Designed
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Was there for
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Did some things
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Was there for
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Was part of
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Just attended
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Was part of
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Just attended
40. 40.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising

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