Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 572 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Improved
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) skills
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Collected
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Improved
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Just attended
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Taught
15. 15.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
16. 16.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Was there for
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
26. 26.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) oldest first
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Raised
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Created

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