Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 584 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Created
3. 3.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Was part of
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Managed
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Was there for
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Managed
17. 17.🔢 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
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
23. 23.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📝 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Did some things
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
35. 35.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Managed
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects

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