Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 164 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Led
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Was there for
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Was part of
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Managed
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Created
23. 23.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Collected
30. 30.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Was part of
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended

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