Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 941 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Organised
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Improved
5. 5.🔢 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Was part of
14. 14.📝 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
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Taught
17. 17.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Did some things
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Organised
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
26. 26.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Designed
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) skills
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Created
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Was there for

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