Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 506 · 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) Built (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Tried to do
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Collected
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
12. 12.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.🔢 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Tried to do
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Created
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Created
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Built (d) Raised
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Was part of
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education

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