Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 557 · 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) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Built
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Was there for
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Organised
5. 5.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Taught
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
12. 12.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
13. 13.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Built
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Created
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
23. 23.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Collected
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
27. 27.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Taught
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Was part of
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Organised
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements

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