Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 75 · 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 coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Improved
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Collected
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Improved
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Designed
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Did some things
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Built
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Designed
21. 21.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Organised
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Designed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
32. 32.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) skills (d) name and contact details
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Taught
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Managed
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
40. 40.📝 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

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