Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 485 · 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 line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
2. 2.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Designed
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) achievements
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Managed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
13. 13.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
16. 16.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Raised
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Was part of
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Was there for
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Built
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Raised
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Improved
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Built
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education

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