Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 602 · 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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Led
2. 2.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Designed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Was part of
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Was there for
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Built
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Led
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Improved
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
34. 34.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Designed
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff

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