Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 952 · 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) Raised (c) Led (d) Was involved in
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
4. 4.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Collected
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Raised
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
9. 9.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Built
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Created
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Led
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
23. 23.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Created
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Improved
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Was there for
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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