Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 281 · 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) Raised (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Taught
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Just attended
5. 5.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Led
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Collected
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Organised
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Taught
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
20. 20.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Taught
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Raised
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Was involved in
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Just attended
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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