Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 150 · 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: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Was part of
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Collected
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Led
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Taught
13. 13.🔢 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
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Led
17. 17.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
21. 21.📝 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Designed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Led
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Built
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Managed
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 is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Built
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Designed
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Designed

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