Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 904 · 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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Was part of
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Did some things
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Built (d) Tried to do
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Just attended
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
12. 12.📝 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
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Was part of
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Managed
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
26. 26.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Was part of
35. 35.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Managed

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