Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 804 · 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: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Led
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Created
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Raised
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
12. 12.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Built
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Created
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Was part of
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Created
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Raised
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Tried to do
31. 31.📝 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
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Taught
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Improved
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Managed

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