Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 149 · 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: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
3. 3.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Was there for
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Was there for
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
24. 24.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Created
26. 26.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Managed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Improved
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Built
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Led
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Just attended
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Created
39. 39.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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