Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 388 · 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 education? (a) skills (b) education
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Created
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
9. 9.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Created
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Improved
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
14. 14.🔢 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
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Raised
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Improved
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
22. 22.📝 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Improved
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Was part of
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Tried to do
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Was involved in
40. 40.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper

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