Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 755 · 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) Taught (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Just attended
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Did some things
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
13. 13.📝 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Led (d) Did some things
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
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) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Raised
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Raised
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Tried to do
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Organised
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed

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