Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 121 · 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) Designed (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Was part of
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
7. 7.📝 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Designed
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Taught
14. 14.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Built
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Led
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) name and contact details
23. 23.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
24. 24.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Organised
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Taught
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Was there for
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Improved
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Was part of
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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