Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 905 · 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) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Just attended
2. 2.📑 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
5. 5.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Collected
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Improved
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Collected
18. 18.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Was there for
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Built
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 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

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