Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 902 · 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 line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
3. 3.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Built
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Collected
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Organised
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Built
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Collected
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Created
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Collected
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
35. 35.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Just attended
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Improved
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education

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