Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 311 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Was part of
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Just attended
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 line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
8. 8.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Was part of
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Built
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Designed
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Was there for
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Improved
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
36. 36.📝 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
37. 37.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Designed

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