Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 777 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Did some things
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Created
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Was part of
6. 6.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Built
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
12. 12.📝 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
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Designed
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Created
24. 24.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Did some things
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Built

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