Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 835 · 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: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
11. 11.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Just attended
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Organised
18. 18.📝 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
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Raised
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Was involved in
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended

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