Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 723 · 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 show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Managed
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Was involved in
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Collected
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Created
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Built
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Was part of
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Created
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Managed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Improved
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Led
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Designed
40. 40.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books

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