Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 74 · 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 coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Created
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Created
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Led
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Built (d) Taught
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Led
21. 21.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Did some things
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Led
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Taught
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended

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