Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 864 · 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 fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Collected
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Organised
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Built
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Led
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Led
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Organised
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Created
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Did some things
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Led
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Led
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Tried to do
20. 20.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
21. 21.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Built
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Created
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
35. 35.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Managed
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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