Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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