Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 866 · 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.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Just attended
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Led
5. 5.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
12. 12.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Collected
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Managed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Organised
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Was there for
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Led
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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