Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 875 · 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: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
6. 6.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
7. 7.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Organised
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Designed
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Built
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Was involved in
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Improved
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Organised
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids

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