Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 488 · 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: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Organised
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
4. 4.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Improved
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Did some things
12. 12.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Taught
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) education (d) name and contact details
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
21. 21.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Tried to do
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Raised
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Organised
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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 is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Organised
39. 39.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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