Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 116 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Designed
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 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
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Collected
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
10. 10.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
13. 13.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Managed
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Raised
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Was part of
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Was part of
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Collected
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Taught
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
39. 39.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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