Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 120 · 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) Raised (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
7. 7.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Managed
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
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: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Collected
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Collected
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Just attended
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Was part of
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Collected
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Did some things
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: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Collected
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details

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