Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 417 · 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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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 line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Tried to do
15. 15.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Taught
17. 17.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Built
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Did some things
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Raised
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Did some things
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Just attended
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Created
31. 31.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Led
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
38. 38.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Designed
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective

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