Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 51 · 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: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
3. 3.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Collected
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Organised
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Led
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
18. 18.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
21. 21.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
22. 22.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Just attended
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Was there for
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Raised
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Managed
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) skills

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