Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 775 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Did some things
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Managed
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Organised
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
7. 7.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
8. 8.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Taught
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Led
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Designed
13. 13.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Just attended
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 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
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Was part of
29. 29.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
31. 31.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) name and contact details
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Did some things
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
40. 40.📑 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

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