Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 599 · 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) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Led
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Just attended
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
8. 8.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Led
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Created
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Was there for
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Did some things
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Taught
15. 15.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) random order
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
17. 17.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Created
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Created
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Improved
40. 40.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids

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