Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 957 · 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) Collected (c) Taught (d) Created
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Raised
6. 6.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Improved
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Led
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
12. 12.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Created
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
25. 25.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Was there for
27. 27.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
34. 34.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
39. 39.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Was part of

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