Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 544 · 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: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Taught
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
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 section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Did some things
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
11. 11.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
12. 12.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 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
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Built
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Was part of
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
31. 31.📝 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
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Built
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Collected
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Just attended

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