Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 711 · 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: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Improved
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Improved
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Tried to do
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Was there for
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Led
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
23. 23.🔢 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
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (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) Organised (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
27. 27.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) skills
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Created
32. 32.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
33. 33.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Did some things
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Just attended

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