Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 272 · 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) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Was part of
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Managed
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
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: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
11. 11.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Collected
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Raised
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Was there for
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Organised
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Tried to do
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Did some things
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
25. 25.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Raised
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Was involved in
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.📝 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
35. 35.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Collected

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