Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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