Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 608 · 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: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Did some things
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Was part of
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Improved
9. 9.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📝 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
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Improved
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Improved
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Led
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Created
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Built

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