Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 248 · 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 coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Led (d) Just attended
3. 3.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Built
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
11. 11.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Organised
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Managed
25. 25.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Designed
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Built
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Was there for
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Created
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills

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