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