Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 869 · 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 tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Tried to do
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Built
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Managed
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Built
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Did some things
18. 18.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) random order
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Created
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Created
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Just attended
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
38. 38.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Was part of

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