Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 629 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Was there for
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Did some things
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Built
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Tried to do
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Was there for
17. 17.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Improved
19. 19.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Collected
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Raised
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Led
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
30. 30.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Was part of
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Designed
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
39. 39.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Created (d) Tried to do

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