Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 834 · 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 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Created
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Managed
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Raised
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Designed
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Led
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Organised
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Led
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Was part of
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of

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