Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 733 · 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: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Did some things
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Created
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Built
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Organised
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
26. 26.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Created
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
35. 35.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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