Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 714 · 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.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Organised
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 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
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Taught
16. 16.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Organised
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Created
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Was there for
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Organised
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Designed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Created
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements

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