Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 592 · 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) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Raised
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Just attended
5. 5.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Taught
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Taught
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Led
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Just attended
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
22. 22.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
26. 26.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Was there for
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
33. 33.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Organised
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Was there for

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