Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 246 · 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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
10. 10.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.📝 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
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Tried to do
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Was part of
21. 21.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Improved
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Was involved in
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Just attended
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Managed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Managed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Did some things

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