Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 809 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Organised
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Led
10. 10.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Improved
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Organised
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) education (d) name and contact details
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) skills
19. 19.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Was there for
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Did some things
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Created
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Created
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Raised
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Just attended
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Built (d) Did some things
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📑 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

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