Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 148 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
3. 3.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Improved
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Was part of
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
15. 15.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
16. 16.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Designed
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Taught
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Created
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.🔢 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
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Collected
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Was part of
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
40. 40.📑 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

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