Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 586 · 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 weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Created
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Improved
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
5. 5.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Was there for
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Built
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Created
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Organised
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Just attended
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Raised
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
32. 32.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
33. 33.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Was involved in
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Tried to do
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Did some things

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