Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 923 · 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) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Was part of
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Was part of
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Collected
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Was part of
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Organised
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Managed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Managed
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
33. 33.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Collected
40. 40.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first

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