Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 778 · 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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Just attended
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Built
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Collected
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Taught
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Was there for
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
20. 20.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Managed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Organised
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
26. 26.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Designed
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Built
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
33. 33.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Did some things
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Raised
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Just attended

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