Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 955 · 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) Managed (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Was there for
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Was part of
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Was part of
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.📝 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
14. 14.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Organised
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Was involved in
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Designed (d) Managed
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Created
34. 34.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Raised
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests

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