Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 535 · 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 tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Organised
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Collected
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Was involved in
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Did some things
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Did some things
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Did some things
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Improved
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Raised
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Created
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Designed
29. 29.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
30. 30.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Created (d) Designed
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills

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