Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 907 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Built
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Raised
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Led
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Taught
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Just attended
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Organised
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
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.📑 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Designed
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
28. 28.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Designed
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Was part of
33. 33.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
34. 34.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Designed
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Led
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Was there for

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