Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 901 · 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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Did some things
2. 2.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Collected
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Led
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Taught
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
14. 14.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
16. 16.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Did some things
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Was part of
20. 20.📝 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
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
27. 27.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Taught
36. 36.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Was part of

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