Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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