Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 441 · 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) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Improved
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Managed
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Was there for
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
11. 11.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Built
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Led
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Did some things
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Was part of
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
22. 22.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Created
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.🔢 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
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Led
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Built
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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