Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 487 · 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 fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
2. 2.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
6. 6.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Was part of
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.📝 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
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Raised (d) Was there for
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Improved
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Organised
19. 19.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Collected
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Designed
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Was there for
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Was involved in
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Built
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Just attended
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Built
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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