Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 975 · 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) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
2. 2.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Led
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Managed
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Improved
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Taught
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
22. 22.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
23. 23.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Built
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
26. 26.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Managed
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Created
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Led
34. 34.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Managed
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects

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