Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 978 · 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: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Created
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Did some things
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Taught
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
28. 28.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Managed
37. 37.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Just attended
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Organised

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