Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 117 · 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) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Was involved in
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
5. 5.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Was part of
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
16. 16.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Did some things
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Was part of
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Was there for
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Did some things
38. 38.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Tried to do
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education

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