Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 392 · 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 school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Organised
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Led (d) Raised
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
12. 12.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Improved
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Designed
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Collected
26. 26.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
29. 29.📝 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Taught
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Just attended

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