Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 807 · 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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Was there for
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Was there for
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Built
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Managed
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Designed
16. 16.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Led
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Did some things
19. 19.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
20. 20.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Built
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Just attended
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
36. 36.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Built

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