Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 563 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Raised
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Just attended
8. 8.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Taught
16. 16.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Created
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Designed
19. 19.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Was part of
30. 30.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Organised
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Led
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Improved

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