Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 430 · 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) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
2. 2.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Was there for
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Raised
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Led
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Did some things
29. 29.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Was part of
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Built
33. 33.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Did some things
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details

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