Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 565 · 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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Improved
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Did some things
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
10. 10.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
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 line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
13. 13.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) achievements
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Designed
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Created
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Raised
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Led
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) random order
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Led
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
29. 29.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Tried to do
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Tried to do
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education

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