Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 481 · 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: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Led
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Organised
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
13. 13.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
16. 16.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Did some things
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Just attended
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Raised
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Created
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Built
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Just attended
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Led
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Designed

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