Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 600 · 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: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Taught
7. 7.📝 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) education (d) name and contact details
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Just attended
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Designed
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Led
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Was part of
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Raised
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
21. 21.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Led
23. 23.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Raised
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
27. 27.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Led
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Managed
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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