Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 136 · 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) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
3. 3.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Improved
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Created
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Did some things
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Was there for
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Led
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Tried to do
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
22. 22.📑 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
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Led
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Taught
29. 29.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Tried to do
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Created
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Just attended
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Was part of
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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