Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 505 · 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.📑 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
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Created
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
4. 4.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Created
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Raised
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Taught
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Led
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Was part of
14. 14.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Organised
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Designed
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Tried to do
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) skills
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Improved
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Designed
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Was part of

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