Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 130 · 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) Led (c) Was part of (d) Raised
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
3. 3.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) random order
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Just attended
5. 5.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
6. 6.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Designed
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
9. 9.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Tried to do
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Taught
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Collected
22. 22.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Built
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Taught

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