Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 537 · 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) Taught (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
3. 3.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Led (d) Taught
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
6. 6.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Did some things
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Created
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
20. 20.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
21. 21.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Designed
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Raised
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Was there for
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Was part of

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