Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 135 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
2. 2.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Was part of
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Led
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Was part of
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Collected
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
16. 16.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) achievements
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
23. 23.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Designed
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Taught
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Built
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Managed
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Tried to do

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