Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 492 · 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 line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Did some things
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Did some things
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Built
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Did some things
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Collected
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Taught
27. 27.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Raised
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Designed
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Created
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Was part of
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Collected
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Tried to do

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