Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 706 · 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: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
3. 3.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
8. 8.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
14. 14.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
17. 17.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
19. 19.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Was there for
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Was there for
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Just attended
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Was there for
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Led

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