Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 900 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Improved
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Created
7. 7.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
11. 11.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) achievements
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Was there for
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Created
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Was part of
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Just attended
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Collected
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
25. 25.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Did some things
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Did some things
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Did some things
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do

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