Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 233 · 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) Taught (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Was part of
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Improved
3. 3.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Tried to do
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Managed
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Built
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Created
22. 22.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Led
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Built
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Was part of
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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