Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 581 · 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 there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Organised
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Was there for
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
13. 13.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Organised
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Managed
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Led
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Led (d) Designed
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Was there for

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