Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 53 · 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: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Was part of
4. 4.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Organised
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Did some things
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Led
16. 16.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
19. 19.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
20. 20.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Was part of
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Did some things
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Managed

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