Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 397 · 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 fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Just attended
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Organised
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Designed
7. 7.📝 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
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
22. 22.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Organised
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Led
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Was part of
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests

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