Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 682 · 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) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Just attended
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Was there for
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Was there for
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Led (d) Was there for
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Built
15. 15.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Built
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
25. 25.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
26. 26.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Did some things
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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