Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 727 · 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: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
3. 3.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
5. 5.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Created
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Was involved in
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Organised
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Managed
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Led
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Built
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Improved
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Organised
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Taught
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Did some things

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