Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 827 · 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: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Built
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Taught
13. 13.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Managed
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Organised
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Was there for
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Just attended
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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