Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 285 · 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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Led
2. 2.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Improved
4. 4.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Created
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Managed
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Did some things
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Designed
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Built
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Just attended
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Designed (d) Was part of
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
33. 33.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Led

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