Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 147 · 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) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
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) Raised (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Taught
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Was there for
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
10. 10.📑 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
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Improved
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Improved
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Built
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Designed
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Did some things
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Managed

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