Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 410 · 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: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Led
4. 4.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Managed
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Led (d) Tried to do
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Designed
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Was part of
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Led
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
40. 40.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week

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