Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 690 · 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 tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Raised
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Was there for
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Improved
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Collected
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Collected
23. 23.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Did some things
31. 31.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Led
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Managed
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Organised
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Was there for
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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