Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 315 · 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: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Built
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Improved
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Was part of
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
11. 11.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
13. 13.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Collected
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
25. 25.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
29. 29.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
32. 32.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Raised
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
36. 36.🔢 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
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Collected

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