Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 823 · 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) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Led
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
4. 4.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Organised
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Did some things
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Was there for
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Led
22. 22.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Tried to do
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Created
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Raised
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Managed
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
39. 39.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective

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