Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 644 · 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) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Taught
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Built
7. 7.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Was part of
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Built
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Built
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
39. 39.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Taught

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