Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 287 · 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) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Was part of
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📑 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
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Just attended
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Did some things
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Organised
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
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) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Just attended
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Organised
17. 17.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Was part of
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Improved
20. 20.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Led
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 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
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Built
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Managed
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Just attended

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