Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 630 · 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) Collected (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Taught
2. 2.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Did some things
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Collected
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Raised
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Created
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Organised
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
26. 26.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Did some things
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Created
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
35. 35.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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 line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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