Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 921 · 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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Was part of
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (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 confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Did some things
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Collected
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Was there for
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Was there for
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Did some things
31. 31.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Was there for
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Was part of
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
40. 40.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising

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