Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 436 · 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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Was part of
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Organised
3. 3.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
11. 11.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Created
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Built
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Created
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Created
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Tried to do
26. 26.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Did some things
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Organised
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Organised
32. 32.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Was part of
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
40. 40.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things

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