Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 322 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Built (d) Raised
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Built
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
13. 13.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Was part of
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Did some things
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) achievements
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Organised
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Built
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Created
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Led
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Led
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Managed
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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