Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 546 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
3. 3.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Was part of
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
11. 11.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Was involved in
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Tried to do
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Collected
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Created
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Led
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
28. 28.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Created (d) Was there for
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Organised

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