Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 384 · 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: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Tried to do
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Built
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Organised
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Improved
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Created
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Built
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Led (d) Just attended
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Was there for
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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