Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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