Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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