Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 475 · 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: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Was part of
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Created (d) Built
6. 6.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
10. 10.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Created
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Organised
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Taught
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Organised
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Taught
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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