Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 260 · 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 there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) achievements
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Raised
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Improved
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Managed
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Was there for
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📝 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
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) random order
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Was there for
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Built
23. 23.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) education (d) name and contact details
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Organised
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
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: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of

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