Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 960 · 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) Created (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Was part of
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Collected
4. 4.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Designed
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Raised
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Designed
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Created
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Organised
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
22. 22.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Designed
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Created
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
31. 31.📝 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
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Just attended
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Taught

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