Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 126 · 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) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
5. 5.📝 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Was there for
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Led
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Designed
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Collected
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Improved
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Led
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
18. 18.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Led
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Raised
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Improved
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Managed
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Improved
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Built
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
38. 38.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Improved

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