Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 855 · 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) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Organised
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
17. 17.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Was part of
21. 21.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Was there for
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
29. 29.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Taught
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Led
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Created
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Was there for
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education

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