Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 422 · 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 coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Improved
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
5. 5.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Created
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Led
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Was there for
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Built
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Designed
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
24. 24.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Was there for
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Did some things
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Managed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Led
35. 35.🔢 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
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Created
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Managed

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