Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 856 · 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 book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Led
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Created
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
18. 18.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Led
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Created
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Raised
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Collected
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
32. 32.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) skills (d) name and contact details
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Built
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests

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