Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 890 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Led
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Improved
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
8. 8.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Built
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Did some things
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
15. 15.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Just attended
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Led
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
31. 31.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Built
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Organised
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Led
37. 37.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Collected

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