Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 920 · 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) Led (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Improved
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Tried to do
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
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.📑 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
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Was part of
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
20. 20.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Raised
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Did some things
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Built
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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