Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 409 · 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: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Designed
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Raised
5. 5.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Collected
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Managed
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Improved
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
18. 18.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Organised
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Was part of
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) a short objective
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Organised
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Raised
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty

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