Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 780 · 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) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Organised
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Was part of
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
13. 13.📝 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
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Improved
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Just attended
19. 19.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
20. 20.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Collected
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Collected
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📝 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
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Did some things
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective

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