Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 232 · 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 tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
6. 6.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
12. 12.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
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: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Tried to do
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Did some things
23. 23.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
24. 24.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Improved
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Collected
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Designed
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Organised
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Created
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Managed
40. 40.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff

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