Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 283 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Led
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Created
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Managed
9. 9.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Was there for
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
14. 14.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Tried to do
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) achievements
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Led
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Designed
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Led
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Improved
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
30. 30.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Did some things
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Designed
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details

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