Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 886 · 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) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Was part of
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.📑 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
4. 4.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Raised (d) Was part of
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Improved
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
18. 18.📝 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
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Was there for
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Collected
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔢 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Designed
34. 34.📝 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
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Built
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Was involved in

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