Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 744 · 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) Created (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Was part of
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Built
3. 3.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
7. 7.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Did some things
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Collected
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.🔢 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
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Raised
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Taught
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Organised
33. 33.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
38. 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. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Did some things

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