Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 819 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Collected
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Was involved in
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Raised
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
11. 11.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
18. 18.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things

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