Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 504 · 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) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Designed
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
12. 12.🔢 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
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Was there for
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Just attended
22. 22.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Was part of
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Did some things
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Raised
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Improved
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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