Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 841 · 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 fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Built (d) Just attended
7. 7.📑 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
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 is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Built
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Created
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Was part of
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Did some things
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Raised
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Was there for
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests

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