Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 447 · 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) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.📑 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
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
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 education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Was involved in
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 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
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
25. 25.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Designed
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Improved
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
36. 36.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Collected
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Managed
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Raised

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