Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 884 · 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: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Designed
4. 4.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Managed
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Designed
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Created
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Designed
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Led
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Led
23. 23.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
24. 24.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
25. 25.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Built
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Improved
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Designed
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Taught
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) achievements
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Taught
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Tried to do
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
40. 40.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website

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