Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 370 · 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: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Built
6. 6.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
17. 17.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Created
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Just attended
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Organised
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Did some things
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Was involved in
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
29. 29.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
30. 30.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) education (d) name and contact details
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Built (d) Tried to do
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Collected
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education

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