Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 172 · 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 line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Created (d) Collected
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
8. 8.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Was part of
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Organised
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Organised
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Led
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Created
32. 32.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Was part of
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Organised
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Raised
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details

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