Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 60 · 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) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Raised
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Led
3. 3.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
4. 4.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Did some things
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Built
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
10. 10.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Created
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Collected
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Managed
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Just attended
28. 28.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Organised
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Designed
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Was there for

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