Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 114 · 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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
14. 14.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
16. 16.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Was there for
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Managed
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Organised
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
27. 27.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Raised
29. 29.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Organised
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Did some things
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Taught
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Tried to do
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Tried to do

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