Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 152 · 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 weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Collected
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Just attended
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Was involved in
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Managed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
20. 20.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
26. 26.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Was there for
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Built (d) Collected
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Did some things
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Kind of handled

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