Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 593 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Was there for
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Taught
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
7. 7.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Created (d) Did some things
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Just attended
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
20. 20.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
23. 23.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
25. 25.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Raised
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Designed
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Organised
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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