Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 240 · 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 fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
2. 2.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
3. 3.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Designed
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Led
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Was there for
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Raised
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Organised
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Was there for
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Organised
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Did some things
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Built

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