Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 619 · 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 book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Managed
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Was there for
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Did some things
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Did some things
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
23. 23.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Designed
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Created
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Raised
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Was involved in
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Organised

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