Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 967 · 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) Was part of (d) Improved
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Managed
4. 4.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Did some things
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Collected
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Did some things
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Taught
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Improved
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
30. 30.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Was part of
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Organised
39. 39.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff

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