Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 418 · 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: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Raised
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Created
7. 7.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Built
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
19. 19.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.🔢 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
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Managed
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Just attended
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Collected
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Created
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Designed

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