Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 274 · 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) Was part of (c) Created (d) Built
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
8. 8.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Was part of
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Managed
18. 18.🔢 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
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Built
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Led
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Collected
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Organised
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Did some things
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Did some things
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Taught

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