Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 839 · 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 line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Managed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Collected
6. 6.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Just attended
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Just attended
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Just attended
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Raised
31. 31.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Was there for

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