Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 899 · 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: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Led
6. 6.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
14. 14.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Collected
17. 17.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Did some things
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Designed
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Designed
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Managed
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Managed
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Taught
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Managed
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education

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