Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 688 · 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 tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Created
3. 3.📑 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Did some things
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Built
9. 9.📝 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
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Tried to do
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Led
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Tried to do
20. 20.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) random order
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Led
26. 26.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Led
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
33. 33.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do

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