Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 709 · 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 weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Collected
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Designed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Raised
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Managed
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📝 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
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Did some things
22. 22.📝 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Did some things
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Managed
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) name and contact details
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Was part of
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
30. 30.📝 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
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Improved
35. 35.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details

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