Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 349 · 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) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Led
6. 6.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Raised
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Was part of
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
16. 16.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Taught
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Improved
22. 22.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Organised
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
36. 36.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed

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