Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 146 · 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) Led (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Was involved in
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Organised
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Led (d) Tried to do
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Organised
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
23. 23.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.📝 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Did some things
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Was part of
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Improved
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Was there for
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Collected
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Just attended

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