Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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