Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 118 · 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 weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Taught
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Just attended
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Was part of
8. 8.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Led
14. 14.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
20. 20.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Organised
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Led
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
29. 29.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Collected
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
32. 32.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Built
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Led
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Led
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Did some things
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Was involved in
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it

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