Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 631 · 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: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
6. 6.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Built
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Improved
13. 13.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
14. 14.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Collected
18. 18.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Led
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Did some things
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Was there for
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Managed
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Collected
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Created

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