Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 134 · 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) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Led
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Was part of
8. 8.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Built
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Improved
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Improved
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📝 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
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Collected
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Raised
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
26. 26.📝 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
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
28. 28.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Organised
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Created
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Led
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Created
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Was part of
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space

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