Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 698 · 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) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Organised
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Led
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
11. 11.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Designed
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Taught
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Taught
22. 22.📝 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
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Organised
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Raised
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
30. 30.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Was there for
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Created
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Built
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Created

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