Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 495 · 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.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
3. 3.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Led
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Tried to do
17. 17.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Just attended
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Taught
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Was part of
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Collected
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Organised
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff

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