Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 386 · 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 weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Led
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Led
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
14. 14.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Organised
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Just attended
17. 17.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Managed
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
23. 23.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Led
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Was there for
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Just attended
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended

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