Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 815 · 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) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
5. 5.📝 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Just attended
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Raised
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Designed
16. 16.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Was part of
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Built
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.🔢 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
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects

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