Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 399 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Just attended
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
3. 3.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) random order
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
5. 5.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
13. 13.🔢 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
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Raised
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Raised
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Was part of
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Created
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Was there for
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Created
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Taught
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Collected
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Improved

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