Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 596 · 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) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Was there for
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Created
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
8. 8.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Improved
10. 10.🔢 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
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
12. 12.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Improved
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
19. 19.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Was part of
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
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) Organised (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Improved
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 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

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