Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 509 · 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) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Created
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
5. 5.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Raised
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Designed
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Built
17. 17.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Was there for
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Designed
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Was part of
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
35. 35.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (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 weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.📝 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

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