Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 437 · 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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Did some things
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Was involved in
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
10. 10.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Was part of
14. 14.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Designed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Led
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
28. 28.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Managed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Created
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.🔢 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
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Built
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Was involved in
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Was there for
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Built

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