Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 433 · 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: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Built
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
6. 6.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Designed
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
11. 11.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
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: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
21. 21.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Managed
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Raised
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Built (d) Was part of
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Just attended
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Taught
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Taught
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Built

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