Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 353 · 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 line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Organised
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Created
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
10. 10.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Raised
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Designed
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Did some things
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) oldest first
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Created (d) Was there for
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Just attended
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding

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