Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 224 · 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.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Collected
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Designed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
9. 9.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
12. 12.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Designed
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) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Designed
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Created
22. 22.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
27. 27.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Just attended
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 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

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