Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 521 · 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: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
3. 3.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
8. 8.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Built
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Created
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Was part of
22. 22.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Was there for
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Was there for
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
38. 38.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Just attended

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