Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 161 · 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) Created (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Improved
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📝 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
12. 12.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Managed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Improved
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
22. 22.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Built
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.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Organised
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Designed
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests

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