Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 822 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
4. 4.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
7. 7.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Raised
9. 9.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Built
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Taught
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
14. 14.🔢 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
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Just attended
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Was there for
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Managed
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Did some things
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Was part of
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Was part of
27. 27.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Just attended
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Created
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Was involved in
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Organised
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Taught

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