Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 533 · 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) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Organised
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Created
11. 11.🔢 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Raised
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Just attended
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Improved
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Improved
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) achievements
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Just attended
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Built
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Managed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
30. 30.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Designed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Collected
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
38. 38.📝 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
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests

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