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Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 594 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. Was part of
  2. Kind of handled
  3. Did some things
  4. Built the club website
  5. Taught
  6. Improved
  7. Collected 300 books
  8. a strong action verb
  9. name and contact details
  10. Designed
  11. a strong action verb
  12. Led
  13. a strong action verb
  14. Was there for
  15. Was involved in
  16. a weak phrase
  17. education
  18. a short objective
  19. Created
  20. name and contact details
  21. Just attended
  22. Taught maths to 6 kids
  23. a strong action verb
  24. a strong action verb
  25. Raised
  26. Tried to do
  27. Did some things
  28. a weak phrase
  29. Tried to do
  30. a weak phrase
  31. name and contact details
  32. achievements
  33. a short objective
  34. Raised ₹8,000 in a week
  35. hobbies and interests
  36. a short objective
  37. a strong action verb
  38. a weak phrase
  39. Was involved in
  40. latest first

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