Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 589 · 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) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Created
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
5. 5.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Collected
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Raised (d) Led
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
20. 20.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Designed
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Created
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
34. 34.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Collected

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