Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 444 · 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) Improved (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Was part of
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Built
9. 9.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Was part of
11. 11.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Created
15. 15.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) achievements
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Was involved in
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Built
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.🔢 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
27. 27.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Designed
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Raised
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Collected
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Was there for

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