Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 750 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Improved
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Designed
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Was part of
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
12. 12.🔢 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
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
18. 18.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Tried to do
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Managed
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
26. 26.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Tried to do
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Was part of
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Improved
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Created
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
39. 39.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests

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