Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 142 · 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 weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Improved
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Was there for
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Just attended
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Built
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Managed
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Was there for
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Designed
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Improved
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Raised
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Organised
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
22. 22.📑 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
23. 23.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
24. 24.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Was there for
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills

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