Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 470 · 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) Designed (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Was part of
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Organised
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Was there for
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
10. 10.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
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) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Collected
13. 13.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
15. 15.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Designed
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Created
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Collected
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Was there for
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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