Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 772 · 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) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Collected
2. 2.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) random order
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Organised
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
11. 11.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Improved
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
23. 23.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Created
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Designed
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Taught
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Improved
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Created
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Taught

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