Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 263 · 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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Raised
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Did some things
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Taught
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Did some things
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
19. 19.🔢 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
20. 20.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Organised
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Created
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Created
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Designed
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Designed
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Just attended
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Led
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Built (d) Tried to do

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