Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 189 · 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 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Raised
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Was part of
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Created
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Just attended
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Was involved in
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Collected
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Organised
19. 19.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
23. 23.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Organised
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Taught
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
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.📑 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
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Was there for
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Just attended

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