Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 306 · 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) Managed (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Tried to do
5. 5.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Built
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
11. 11.📑 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
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.📝 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
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Did some things
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Raised
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
26. 26.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Taught
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
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: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Led
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Was there for

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