Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 393 · 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 book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
3. 3.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Created
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Built
10. 10.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
11. 11.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
14. 14.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Improved
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Managed
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Was there for
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Collected
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Just attended
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Managed
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Led
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Was there for

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