Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 192 · 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 section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Improved
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Built
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Created
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
12. 12.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
13. 13.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Did some things
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Was part of
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
22. 22.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
25. 25.📝 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
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Was there for
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Led
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 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
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Organised
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Led
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Was part of
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Raised

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