Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 402 · 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) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Designed
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Created
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Managed
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Led
11. 11.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Just attended
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Collected
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Led
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Led
34. 34.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Designed
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details

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