Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 400 · 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.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Improved
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Managed
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Led
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
14. 14.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
17. 17.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Did some things
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Designed
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Was there for
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
24. 24.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Organised
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Improved
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Organised
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) name and contact details
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff

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