Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 637 · 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) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Taught
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Designed
14. 14.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
15. 15.📝 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
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Organised
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Raised
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Organised
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
32. 32.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
33. 33.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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