Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 111 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
7. 7.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Organised
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Led
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Created (d) Was involved in
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Was part of
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.📝 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
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Did some things
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Tried to do
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education

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