Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 165 · 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: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Improved
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Created
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Managed
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Organised
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Designed
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔢 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Led
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Designed
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Just attended
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Improved

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