Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 609 · 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) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Built
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Taught
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Organised
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Did some things
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Led
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Taught
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Designed
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective

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