Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 917 · 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 weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
2. 2.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Was part of
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Did some things
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Raised
19. 19.📝 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
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
26. 26.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Collected
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Was there for
32. 32.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Led
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Led
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Raised
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled

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