Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 214 · 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: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (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 strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Did some things
5. 5.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Organised
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
11. 11.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Led
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Collected
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Just attended
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Was there for
20. 20.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Taught
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Led
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Was part of
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests

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