Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 916 · 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) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Was part of
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Did some things
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Designed (d) Was part of
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Organised
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Improved
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Designed
15. 15.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Taught
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Collected
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Built
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Led
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Built
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Raised
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📝 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Led
38. 38.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical

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