Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 290 · 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) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
9. 9.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Built
16. 16.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Improved
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Raised
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
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) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Raised
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Was there for
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Taught
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Raised
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Built (d) Collected

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