Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 163 · 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) Created (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
3. 3.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Built
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Was part of
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
9. 9.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Was part of
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Created
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Led
19. 19.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Organised
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Built
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Was part of
31. 31.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Just attended
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Did some things
36. 36.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Collected
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Did some things
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Created
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Was there for

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