Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 250 · 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) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Was there for
7. 7.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
8. 8.🔢 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
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
12. 12.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Collected
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Organised
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
24. 24.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Was there for
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (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 a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Did some things
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Organised
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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