Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 217 · 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 book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Collected
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
14. 14.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
19. 19.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Built
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Created
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Was there for
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Designed (d) Was part of
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Raised
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Organised

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