Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 876 · 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: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Created
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Organised
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
9. 9.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
16. 16.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) random order
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Was part of
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Raised
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Organised
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Was part of
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Did some things
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Improved
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
39. 39.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
40. 40.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive

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