Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 419 · 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.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Raised
5. 5.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Taught
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Just attended
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
20. 20.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Led
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Did some things
26. 26.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
27. 27.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Built (d) Was part of
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Managed
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
39. 39.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
40. 40.📑 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

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