Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 517 · 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 coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Created
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Was there for
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Built
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Did some things
13. 13.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Built
27. 27.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Tried to do
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
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: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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