Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 518 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
2. 2.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Organised
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Built
6. 6.🔢 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
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Organised
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Built
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
17. 17.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Organised
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
23. 23.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Did some things
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Built
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Improved
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Taught
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Led
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Organised
34. 34.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Designed
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Was part of
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books

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