Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 788 · 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: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Was there for
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Raised
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Raised
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Just attended
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Tried to do
12. 12.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Taught
15. 15.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Was there for
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 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
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Taught
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
29. 29.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
30. 30.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Created
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
36. 36.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Collected
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Organised

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