Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 930 · 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) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Was there for
4. 4.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Managed
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Built
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Was part of
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
21. 21.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Organised
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Led
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
29. 29.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
32. 32.📝 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
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Just attended
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Raised (d) Did some things
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Organised

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