Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 255 · 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: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Organised
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Built
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Led
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Managed
14. 14.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Was part of
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Was there for
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Managed
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Raised
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Built
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Was part of
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Raised
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
36. 36.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
39. 39.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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