Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 580 · 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) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Raised
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Organised
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Improved
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Just attended
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Created
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Collected
26. 26.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Led
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Organised
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Just attended
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Organised
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests

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