Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 918 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Taught
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Taught
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Was there for
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Led (d) Was there for
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Was there for
11. 11.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
12. 12.📝 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
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: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Did some things
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Built
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Led (d) Organised
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Managed
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 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
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Just attended
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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