Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 583 · 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: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Organised
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
9. 9.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Managed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Built
20. 20.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Led
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Built
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
28. 28.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📝 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
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
32. 32.📝 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Did some things
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Was part of
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for

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