Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 468 · 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) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Managed
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Built (d) Was there for
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Organised
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Built
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Organised
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Organised
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Organised
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
40. 40.📑 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

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