Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 989 · 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) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Was part of
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Created
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Tried to do
4. 4.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Taught
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
15. 15.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
16. 16.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Designed
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
21. 21.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Created
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Taught
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
31. 31.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Raised
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Did some things
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Organised
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Did some things
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
40. 40.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first

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