Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 352 · 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) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Taught
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Organised
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
14. 14.📝 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
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Led
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Organised
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Just attended
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Built
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Designed
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
39. 39.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests

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