Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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