Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 138 · 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) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Tried to do
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Collected
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Designed
8. 8.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Was part of
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Did some things
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Did some things
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
19. 19.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Led
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Just attended
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Managed
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Improved
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Created
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Managed

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