Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 302 · 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 weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Led
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Taught
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Just attended
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
13. 13.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Was part of
21. 21.📝 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Built
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
32. 32.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Just attended
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Was there for
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Did some things
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Organised

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