Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 462 · 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) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Taught
3. 3.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Collected
9. 9.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
10. 10.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Raised
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Led
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Was part of
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Created
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Led
31. 31.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
33. 33.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Designed
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests

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