Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 895 · 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) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Taught
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Taught
3. 3.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Improved
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Organised
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
13. 13.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Led
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Led
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
21. 21.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Was there for
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Improved
37. 37.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests

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