Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 573 · 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) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Taught
2. 2.📑 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
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Managed
5. 5.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
6. 6.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Improved
9. 9.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
14. 14.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
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 is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
18. 18.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Built
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Managed
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
29. 29.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Raised
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Was there for
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements

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