Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 836 · 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: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Collected
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Improved
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Did some things
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Managed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
23. 23.🔢 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
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
33. 33.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements

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