Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 90 · 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) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Was part of
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Raised
3. 3.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
4. 4.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Did some things
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Created
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Managed
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Improved
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Built
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Organised
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
25. 25.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Was involved in
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
28. 28.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
32. 32.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Built
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Improved
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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