Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 647 · 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: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Managed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Did some things
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Built
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Was part of
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Built
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
22. 22.🔢 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
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Did some things
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Improved
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Organised
39. 39.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests

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