Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 249 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
2. 2.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
4. 4.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Created
7. 7.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Taught
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
17. 17.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Created
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
38. 38.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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