Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 68 · 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) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Taught
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Improved
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Was part of
22. 22.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
23. 23.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Created
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Was there for
33. 33.🔢 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Taught
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Collected
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Collected
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Was part of

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