Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 628 · 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) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Led
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
7. 7.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Was involved in
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Led
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Improved
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Created
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Raised
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 line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.📑 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
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Led
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Designed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (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: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
34. 34.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Organised
37. 37.📝 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
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Tried to do
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects

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