Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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