Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 551 · 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: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
10. 10.📑 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
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) achievements
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.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Managed
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Led
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Tried to do
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Collected
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Was there for
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Was involved in
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Created
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Was involved in
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Created
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Was there for
40. 40.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids

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