Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 280 · 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) Collected (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Was there for
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Built
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Taught
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Led
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
8. 8.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Collected
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Taught
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Built
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Taught
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 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
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
29. 29.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Managed
32. 32.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Taught
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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