Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 378 · 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: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Was there for
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
10. 10.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Collected
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: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Created (d) Was involved in
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
24. 24.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Did some things
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Built
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Did some things
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
33. 33.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Was part of
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Raised
40. 40.📝 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

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