Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 529 · 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 school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
6. 6.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Created
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Tried to do
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Built
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Organised
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Collected
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
33. 33.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Led
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
40. 40.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper

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