Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 295 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
2. 2.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Was part of
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
7. 7.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Led
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Did some things
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Was there for
21. 21.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Was involved in

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