Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 549 · 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 school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
2. 2.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Led
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Built (d) Collected
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Organised
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Built (d) Collected
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Led
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Created
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
16. 16.📝 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Was there for
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Led
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Was involved in
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Managed
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Collected
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Led
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Did some things
38. 38.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests

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