Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 98 · 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: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Collected
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Just attended
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Created
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
18. 18.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
20. 20.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Managed
22. 22.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📝 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
28. 28.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Collected
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Collected
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
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) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Led
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Just attended
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Tried to do
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective

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