Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 587 · 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 line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
4. 4.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Organised
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Was part of
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Just attended
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Built
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Organised
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Built (d) Taught
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Taught
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Organised
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Tried to do
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills

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