Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 824 · 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) Raised (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Built
2. 2.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
5. 5.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
7. 7.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Just attended
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
23. 23.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Raised
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Taught
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Was part of
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
30. 30.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Built
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Raised
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details

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