Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 61 · 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 line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Organised
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Collected
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Improved
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Tried to do
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Led
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
26. 26.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
30. 30.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Was part of
40. 40.📑 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

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