Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 861 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 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
3. 3.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
6. 6.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
9. 9.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Organised
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Organised
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Designed
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Taught
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people

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