Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 924 · 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) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Designed (d) Improved
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Created
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Built
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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 is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Raised
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Was part of
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
17. 17.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
21. 21.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Managed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Just attended
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
30. 30.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Taught
32. 32.📝 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
33. 33.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Built
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (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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