Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 406 · 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 line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.🔢 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
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Designed
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Designed
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Did some things
27. 27.📝 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
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Was there for
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Improved
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Organised
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Created
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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