Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 943 · 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) Was there for (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
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: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Raised
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Built
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Was part of
12. 12.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Was part of
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Taught
16. 16.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Raised
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Designed
22. 22.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
25. 25.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Improved

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