Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 323 · 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: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Collected
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Managed
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Raised
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
25. 25.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Built
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
32. 32.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Created
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details

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