Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 741 · 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: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Created
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Built
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
11. 11.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
12. 12.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Led
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
29. 29.📝 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
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Built
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
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.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
35. 35.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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