Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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