Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 423 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Collected
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Built
4. 4.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Was part of
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Taught
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Created
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Created
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Taught
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Raised
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Was part of
29. 29.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Just attended
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 line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
36. 36.📝 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
37. 37.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Led
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results

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