Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 158 · 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: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Designed
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Was part of
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Was part of
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Was part of
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Designed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Led
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) achievements
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Was there for
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Led
31. 31.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
36. 36.📝 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
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people

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