Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 93 · 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) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Tried to do
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) skills
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 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
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Designed
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Was part of
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
21. 21.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Led
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Led
26. 26.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Raised
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Created
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Taught
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Improved
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people

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