Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 757 · 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) Raised (c) Designed (d) Collected
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Created (d) Was there for
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Taught
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Was part of
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Was part of
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Improved
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Taught
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Organised
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Was involved in
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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