Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 801 · 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) Managed (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Did some things
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
6. 6.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Built
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Led
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Improved
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Improved
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
27. 27.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Just attended
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
33. 33.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Was involved in
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of

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