Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 781 · 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: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Led
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Raised
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
17. 17.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Built
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Collected
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Taught
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Built (d) Improved
34. 34.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Was part of
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
40. 40.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things

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