Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 585 · 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: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Led
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Built
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Led
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Built
15. 15.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
17. 17.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Designed
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Taught
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Organised
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Organised
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Organised
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
36. 36.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Built
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Just attended
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective

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