Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 908 · 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 weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Was there for
2. 2.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Led
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Improved
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Just attended
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Led
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Led
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Collected
22. 22.📑 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
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Improved
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
29. 29.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Created
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
34. 34.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Led
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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