Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 313 · 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) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Built
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
8. 8.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Improved
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Did some things
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Led
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Built
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Led
25. 25.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Led
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Designed
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Just attended
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Did some things

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