Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 314 · 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) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Led
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Was there for
17. 17.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
18. 18.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
21. 21.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Led (d) Collected
23. 23.📝 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
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Was part of
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Was there for
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Created
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Did some things
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Was part of
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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