Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 407 · 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) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Created
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Raised
9. 9.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Was part of
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Was there for
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Organised
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Created
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Taught
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Was part of
27. 27.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
30. 30.📝 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
31. 31.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Led
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed

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