Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 945 · 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) Organised (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Managed
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Was part of
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.🔢 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
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
18. 18.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Was part of
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Created
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
26. 26.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Just attended
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Taught
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Created
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Built
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Created
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do

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