Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 88 · 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: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Raised
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Managed
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Did some things
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Led
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
24. 24.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Organised
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Improved
31. 31.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Raised
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Was part of

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