Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 670 · 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: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Was part of
4. 4.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Raised (d) Just attended
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Created
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
15. 15.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Built
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Was part of
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Just attended
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Built
33. 33.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Created
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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