Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 974 · 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 fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Designed
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Led
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Taught
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Created
18. 18.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Collected
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Collected
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Managed
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
26. 26.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Taught
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Was part of
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Led (d) Organised
33. 33.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Designed
36. 36.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements

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