Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 548 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Created
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Was part of
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Did some things
8. 8.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
10. 10.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
23. 23.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Was there for
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Organised
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Just attended
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Was involved in

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