Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 624 · 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) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Created
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
8. 8.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Created
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Led
14. 14.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Built
16. 16.📝 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
17. 17.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Raised
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Collected
28. 28.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
29. 29.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Collected
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Collected
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Improved
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects

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