Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 909 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Designed
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Designed
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Raised
17. 17.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Created (d) Just attended
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Just attended
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Created
22. 22.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Built
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Improved
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) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Collected
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Was part of
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week

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