Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 251 · 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) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Created (d) Collected
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Built
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Led
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Did some things
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
18. 18.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
21. 21.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Just attended
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Raised
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Just attended
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Organised
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Just attended
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Was part of
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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