Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 713 · 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 fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Taught
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Organised
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Organised
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Was part of
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Did some things
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Improved
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
16. 16.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Built
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Created
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Built
26. 26.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Led
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 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
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Organised
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements

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