Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 887 · 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) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Was there for
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
4. 4.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
5. 5.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Raised
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Organised
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Was part of
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Was part of
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Was part of
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Was part of
27. 27.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Was part of
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Led (d) Just attended
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Improved
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Built
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
40. 40.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things

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