Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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