Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 221 · 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 school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
5. 5.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
8. 8.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Collected
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Collected
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Raised
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Improved
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Was part of
25. 25.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) skills (d) name and contact details
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Built
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Improved
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Was there for
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Built
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Was part of

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