Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 789 · 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) Organised (d) Improved
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Built (d) Was part of
3. 3.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Taught
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Was there for
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Was part of
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Collected
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Did some things
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
22. 22.📝 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
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Raised
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Created
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Collected
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Collected
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details

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