Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 123 · 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) Improved (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
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: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Did some things
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Was there for
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Just attended
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
14. 14.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Organised
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Organised
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Organised
23. 23.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Built
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Led
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Collected
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Was part of
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 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

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