Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 840 · 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 book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
3. 3.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Just attended
9. 9.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
10. 10.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Tried to do
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Led
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
31. 31.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Organised
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) achievements
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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