Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 347 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Created
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Improved
15. 15.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Just attended
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Improved
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Designed
20. 20.🔢 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
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Raised
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Collected
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Did some things
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Managed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Led

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