Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 445 · 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) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Taught
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Organised
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) achievements
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Designed
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Led
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
16. 16.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Did some things
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Managed
20. 20.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Managed
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Organised
27. 27.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
28. 28.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Created
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Created
31. 31.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Was part of
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Built
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective

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