Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 131 · 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) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Collected
3. 3.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Led
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Just attended
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Was part of
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📝 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
27. 27.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty

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