Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 574 · 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) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Was there for
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Designed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
13. 13.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Was there for
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
22. 22.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Created
25. 25.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Raised
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
29. 29.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Led
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
38. 38.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Taught
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements

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