Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 496 · 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: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Organised
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Taught
13. 13.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Collected
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Improved
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Led
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Created
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Taught
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
28. 28.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Did some things
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Collected
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Built
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
33. 33.📝 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Managed
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Was part of
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective

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