Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 491 · 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: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Managed
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Just attended
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Raised
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
8. 8.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
17. 17.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Designed
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Led
34. 34.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
40. 40.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order

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