Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 816 · 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 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
2. 2.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Managed
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
17. 17.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Collected
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Managed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Did some things
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Built
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Designed
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Managed
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Was there for
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Just attended
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Collected
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Was part of
38. 38.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education

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