Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 79 · 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) Led (c) Designed (d) Managed
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
5. 5.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Built
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
11. 11.📝 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
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Just attended
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Improved
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Organised
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.🔢 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
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Just attended
27. 27.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Improved
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive

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