Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 469 · 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) Was part of (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Managed
3. 3.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Built
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Was there for
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Taught
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Managed
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Did some things
21. 21.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
28. 28.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
32. 32.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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