Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 498 · 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: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Organised
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Created (d) Was involved in
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Did some things
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Created (d) Did some things
16. 16.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Just attended
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Managed
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Improved
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Taught
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Built (d) Tried to do
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Managed
31. 31.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
33. 33.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Improved
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Was part of
38. 38.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of

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